Guyana vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 54.7% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Guyana
Groceries
pay 96.4% more in Guyana
Transportation
pay 57.3% more in Guyana
Housing
pay 50.5% more in Guyana
Childcare
pay 68.7% more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.5% more in Guyana
Clothing
pay 29.0% less in Guyana

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

Guyana vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Mongolia
Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.56
MNT20,000.00
$17.93
GYD3,766.26
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.56
MNT20,000.00
$9.37
GYD1,968.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.86
MNT3,083.33
$1.24
GYD261.13

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pay 96.4% more for groceries

 
Mongolia
Guyana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
MNT3,588.33
$2.09
GYD438.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.18
MNT22,248.75
$7.72
GYD1,621.93
Milk (1 gallon) $5.49
MNT19,758.34
$12.31
GYD2,585.24

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pay 57.3% more for transportation

 
Mongolia
Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32
MNT15,549.41
$3.96
GYD831.97
Monthly public transit pass $16.67
MNT60,000.00
$60.49
GYD12,707.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,896.36
MNT97M
$27,252.48
GYD6M

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pay 50.5% more for housing

 
Mongolia
Guyana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.63
MNT49,062.50
$43.65
GYD9,169.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $569.30
MNT2M
$960.21
GYD202K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $444.50
MNT2M
$519.95
GYD109K

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pay 68.7% more for childcare

 
Mongolia
Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $817.79
MNT3M
$1,026.67
GYD216K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,262.71
MNT30M
$18,738.24
GYD4M

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mongolia
Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.36
MNT8,500.00
$1.91
GYD401.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.42
MNT8,692.31
$5.86
GYD1,230.31
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.68
MNT6,044.89
$3.35
GYD703.04

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

 
Mongolia
Guyana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.73
MNT294K
$38.25
GYD8,034.69
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.38
MNT163K
$41.44
GYD8,704.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.93
MNT370K
$135.07
GYD28,372.51

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