Cost of living comparison

Guyana

compared to

Venezuela

Venezuela vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 54.7% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% less in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Venezuela
Housing: pay 73.8% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Venezuela

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Venezuela.

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Venezuela vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Venezuela instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 20.4% less for restaurants

	Guyana	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	$8.26 VEF82.44	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	$10.58 VEF105.56	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 GYD260.07	$1.48 VEF14.77	+19.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 GYD132.54	$1.16 VEF11.58	+83.3%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Guyana	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.70	$1.88 VEF18.74	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	$3.24 VEF32.34	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	$7.76 VEF77.39	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.08 GYD854.23	$2.87 VEF28.60	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 GYD668.32	$3.13 VEF31.20	-2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.64 GYD761.80	$2.15 VEF21.43	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.80 GYD375.97	$0.73 VEF7.27	-59.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.81 GYD378.61	$0.76 VEF7.63	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.20 GYD669.94	$0.90 VEF8.99	-71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.28	$0.86 VEF8.62	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 GYD289.56	$0.77 VEF7.67	-44.4%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Guyana	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 GYD828.60	$2.52 VEF25.12	-36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	$29.00 VEF289.26	-52.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,252.48 GYD6M	$26,527.78 VEF265K	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	$20.23 VEF201.73	-13.7%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Guyana	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	$32.33 VEF322.49	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.21 GYD201K	$229.92 VEF2,293.30	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$519.95 GYD109K	$144.91 VEF1,445.38	-72.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	$18.46 VEF184.16	-80.0%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Guyana	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,026.67 GYD215K	$82.50 VEF822.90	-92.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,738.24 GYD4M	$4,042.86 VEF40,325.48	-78.4%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 GYD400.11	$1.60 VEF15.99	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	$2.49 VEF24.84	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 GYD700.19	$2.91 VEF29.07	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	$34.32 VEF342.37	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	$4.44 VEF44.33	-28.5%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Guyana	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	$48.42 VEF482.92	+26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	$42.47 VEF423.65	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	$85.14 VEF849.19	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	$76.63 VEF764.38	-9.7%
Average			-7.3%

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