Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 9.0% cheaper than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 32.0% less in Guyana
Transportation: pay 22.3% less in Guyana
Housing: pay 23.1% less in Guyana
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 44.2% more in Guyana

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

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Guyana vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+79.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$1.24 GYD260.07	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.63 GYD132.54	-68.3%
Average			+7.2%

Marshall Islands vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$2.09 GYD436.70	-38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	-49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$4.08 GYD854.23	-21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$3.19 GYD668.32	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$3.64 GYD761.80	+82.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$1.80 GYD375.97	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$1.81 GYD378.61	-54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$3.20 GYD669.94	-44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.09 GYD228.28	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$1.38 GYD289.56	-44.5%
Average			-32.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.3% less for transportation

	Marshall Islands	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$3.96 GYD828.60	-41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$60.49 GYD12,655.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.43 GYD4,901.34
Average			-22.3%

Marshall Islands vs. Guyana - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.1% less for housing

	Marshall Islands	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$960.21 GYD201K	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$519.95 GYD109K	-40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	-51.8%
Average			-23.1%

Marshall Islands vs. Guyana - Cost of housing

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+584.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+609.8%
Average			+597.0%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$1.91 GYD400.11	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.35 GYD700.19	-44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.22 GYD1,300.36
Average			-19.7%

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pay 44.2% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+350.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+69.7%
Average			+44.2%

Marshall Islands vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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