Cost of living comparison

Senegal

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 18.4% more expensive than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 81.4% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Guyana
Housing: pay 6.3% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Guyana

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Guyana are more expensive than in Senegal. Expenses including 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. Senegal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.6% more for restaurants

	Senegal	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+250.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 F CFA6,478	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 F CFA715	$1.24 GYD260.07	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 F CFA511	$0.63 GYD132.54	-27.6%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 81.4% more for groceries

	Senegal	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 F CFA424	$2.09 GYD436.70	+187.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 F CFA5,066	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	-11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.67 F CFA5,646	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 F CFA1,442	$4.08 GYD854.23	+65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 F CFA2,385	$3.19 GYD668.32	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 F CFA849	$3.64 GYD761.80	+150.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 F CFA501	$1.80 GYD375.97	+109.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 F CFA768	$1.81 GYD378.61	+37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA463	$3.20 GYD669.94	+303.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA362	$1.09 GYD228.28	+76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 F CFA249	$1.38 GYD289.56	+225.0%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Senegal	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.27 F CFA3,659	$3.96 GYD828.60	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.82 F CFA44,847	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.20 F CFA11,212	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+22.0%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 6.3% more for housing

	Senegal	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.36 F CFA27,068	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$810.84 F CFA473K	$960.21 GYD201K	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.19 F CFA252K	$519.95 GYD109K	+20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.27 F CFA90,649	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	-40.7%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Senegal	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.49 F CFA188K	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+219.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+80.2%
Average			+139.9%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$1.91 GYD400.11	-25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 F CFA1,968	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+73.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.13 F CFA1,246	$3.35 GYD700.19	+56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 F CFA26,161	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-27.2%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Senegal	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.04 F CFA33,885	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-34.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.52 F CFA26,576	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.73 F CFA56,474	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-12.3%
Average			-4.5%

Senegal vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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