Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 48.1% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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