Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 1.4% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.55
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,805.29
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.60
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.37
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.52
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.29
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.16
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.05
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,942.37
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.41
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.66
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.66
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.68
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.12
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.21
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
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