Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 61.0% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
Somalia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
|
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