Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 24.2% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Japan, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 82.4% less for childcare
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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