Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 12.0% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Guyana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
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