Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 46.1% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 8.5% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Guyana

The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Guyana are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+704.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+75.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$1.24 GYD260.07	+57.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$0.63 GYD132.54	+36.8%
Average			+235.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Laos	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$2.09 GYD436.70	+82.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+77.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$4.08 GYD854.23	+118.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$3.19 GYD668.32	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$3.64 GYD761.80	+332.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.80 GYD375.97	+247.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.81 GYD378.61	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$3.20 GYD669.94	+361.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$1.09 GYD228.28	+64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$1.38 GYD289.56	+183.7%
Average			+102.7%

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Laos	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$3.96 GYD828.60	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+156.4%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 8.5% more for housing

	Laos	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+359.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$960.21 GYD201K	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$519.95 GYD109K	-17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+40.0%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Laos	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+135.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+87.7%
Average			+110.4%

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pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$1.91 GYD400.11	+44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+253.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$3.35 GYD700.19	+87.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+87.4%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Laos	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+109.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+84.4%
Average			+19.1%

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