Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 25.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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