Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 64.6% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 84.1% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 62.2% more for housing
Morocco
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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