Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 80.2% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 76.4% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Guyana

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

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Guyana vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.3% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.15	$17.93 GYD3,753.48	+91.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL156.28	$9.37 GYD1,961.82	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.23	$1.24 GYD260.24	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL11.99	$0.63 GYD132.62	-5.6%
Average			+39.3%

Moldova vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Moldova	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.08	$2.09 GYD436.98	+310.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.24	$7.72 GYD1,616.43	+99.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL78.82	$12.31 GYD2,576.47	+179.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.28	$4.08 GYD854.79	+76.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.31	$3.19 GYD668.75	+45.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.07	$3.64 GYD762.30	+706.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.57	$1.80 GYD376.21	+93.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.59	$1.81 GYD378.86	+107.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.56	$3.20 GYD670.38	+208.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$1.09 GYD228.43	+248.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.20	$1.38 GYD289.74	+489.8%
Average			+189.7%

Moldova vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Moldova	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL109.96	$3.96 GYD829.14	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL305.22	$60.49 GYD12,663.90	+254.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL577K	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL76.89	$23.43 GYD4,904.54	+444.7%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 76.4% more for housing

	Moldova	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL190.16	$43.65 GYD9,138.46	+310.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	$960.21 GYD201K	+131.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	$519.95 GYD109K	+72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	$92.14 GYD19,288.45	-31.4%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Moldova	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,923.84	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+367.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+244.6%
Average			+301.5%

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.74	$1.91 GYD400.37	+27.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.61	$5.86 GYD1,226.14	+231.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.51	$3.35 GYD700.65	-1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL565.92	$38.25 GYD8,007.41	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.33	$6.22 GYD1,301.20	-3.7%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Moldova	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL943.56	$38.25 GYD8,007.41	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL681.64	$41.44 GYD8,674.70	+8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	$135.07 GYD28,276.18	+46.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	$84.87 GYD17,766.45	+27.5%
Average			+10.1%

Moldova vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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