Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 43.9% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Norway, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
Norway
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Norway
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Norway
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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