Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 55.6% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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