Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 80.5% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Guyana
Transportation: pay 40.9% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 13.9 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 44.8% more in Guyana

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Guyana are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Guyana. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+139.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	-14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.24 GYD260.07	-37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.63 GYD132.54	-68.3%
Average			+19.0%

Liberia vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Liberia	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$2.09 GYD436.70	+16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+100.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$4.08 GYD854.23	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$3.19 GYD668.32	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$3.64 GYD761.80	+390.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.80 GYD375.97	-53.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.81 GYD378.61	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$3.20 GYD669.94	-36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$1.09 GYD228.28	+9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.38 GYD289.56	-71.4%
Average			-7.4%

Liberia vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.9% more for transportation

	Liberia	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$3.96 GYD828.60	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+202.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+38.5%
Average			+40.9%

Liberia vs. Guyana - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Liberia	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$960.21 GYD201K	+284.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$519.95 GYD109K	+447.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	-20.2%
Average			+204.5%

Liberia vs. Guyana - Cost of housing

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pay 13.9 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+926.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+1773.8%
Average			+1287.0%

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$1.91 GYD400.11	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+95.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$3.35 GYD700.19	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+24.3%
Average			-11.5%

Liberia vs. Guyana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.8% more for clothing

	Liberia	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+145.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-8.3%
Average			+44.8%

Liberia vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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