Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 30.8% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.14
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.86
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
|
$4.89
$1,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
|
$12.79
$2,673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$2.90
$607
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
|
$33.09
$6,913
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,221.89
|
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.70
|
$21.27
$4,444
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.49
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.94
|
$360.46
$75,297
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.00
|
$228.98
$47,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.72
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.66
|
$94.55
$19,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,664.55
|
$954.92
$199,476
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.11
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.40
|
$28.36
$5,925
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.40
|
$6.15
$1,284
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.81
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.29
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.85
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.14
|
$62.24
$13,002
|
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