Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 32.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Peru, you would:
pay 68.7% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
$7.09
$1,477
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
$7.09
$1,477
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
$1.49
$311
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
$4.89
$1,018
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
$12.79
$2,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
$2.90
$605
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
$2.49
$520
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
$2.30
$478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.86
$178
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.58
$121
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Peru
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
$3.78
$787
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
$33.09
$6,892
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
$15,600.24
$3,249,278
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
$21.27
$4,431
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
Peru
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
$59.56
$12,406
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
$360.46
$75,078
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
$228.98
$47,693
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
$60.66
$12,634
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Peru
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
$94.55
$19,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
$954.92
$198,895
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
$2.36
$492
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
$3.43
$714
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
$2.36
$492
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
$28.36
$5,908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
$6.15
$1,280
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Peru
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
$26.39
$5,498
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
$46.49
$9,682
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
$70.91
$14,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
$62.24
$12,964
|
|
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