Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 11.0% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Laos, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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