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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 91.4% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 70.5% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 41.6% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 98.1% more in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Georgetown are more expensive than in Lusaka. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Lusaka, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+224.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+86.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ZMW15.03	$1.24 GYD260.07	+64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZMW9.39	$0.63 GYD132.54	+34.4%
Average			+128.6%

Lusaka vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.5% more for groceries

	Lusaka	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ZMW23.92	$2.09 GYD436.70	+73.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.52 ZMW129.88	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+88.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 ZMW38.66	$4.08 GYD854.23	+110.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$3.19 GYD668.32	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ZMW30.42	$3.64 GYD761.80	+138.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$1.80 GYD375.97	+63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$1.81 GYD378.61	+9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$3.20 GYD669.94	+359.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$1.09 GYD228.28	-6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$1.38 GYD289.56	+67.0%
Average			+70.5%

Lusaka vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.6% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 ZMW115.01	$3.96 GYD828.60	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+20.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+261.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+60.7%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Lusaka	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.95 ZMW7,670.79	$960.21 GYD201K	+149.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.40 ZMW3,574.79	$519.95 GYD109K	+189.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+49.8%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Lusaka	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+642.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+12.6%
Average			+189.2%

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pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$1.91 GYD400.11	+52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+107.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$3.35 GYD700.19	+11.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+3.0%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 98.1% more for clothing

	Lusaka	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+168.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+198.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+17.0%
Average			+98.1%

Lusaka vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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