Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 7.7% more expensive than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 85.6% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 12.0% less in Guyana
Housing: pay 14.5% less in Guyana
Childcare: pay 94.0% more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Guyana

The cost of childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Guyana are more expensive than in Portugal. Expenses including housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Guyana. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Portugal	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.01 €11.58	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.54 €8.49	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	-1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 €1.69	$1.24 GYD260.07	-34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.28	$0.63 GYD132.54	-56.1%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 85.6% more for groceries

	Portugal	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.39	$2.09 GYD436.70	+34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 €5.03	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 €3.64	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+200.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$4.08 GYD854.23	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €3.04	$3.19 GYD668.32	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$3.64 GYD761.80	+255.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$1.80 GYD375.97	+177.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.81 GYD378.61	+118.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$3.20 GYD669.94	+193.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$1.09 GYD228.28	+39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$1.38 GYD289.56	+59.6%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 12.0% less for transportation

	Portugal	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 €7.08	$3.96 GYD828.60	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.81 €33.65	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.87 €11.46	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+82.0%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 14.5% less for housing

	Portugal	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.38 €35.05	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$962.54 €856.70	$960.21 GYD201K	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$770.06 €685.38	$519.95 GYD109K	-32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.27 €83.91	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	-2.3%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 94.0% more for childcare

	Portugal	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$491.62 €437.56	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+108.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+80.2%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.77 €2.46	$1.91 GYD400.11	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.83	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+185.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.15 €5.47	$3.35 GYD700.19	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.95 €39.11	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 €7.34	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-24.6%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Portugal	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.47 €71.62	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.54 €33.41	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.61 €77.08	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+56.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.16 €93.60	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-19.3%
Average			-9.9%

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