Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Guyana

Georgetown vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 17.3% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 8.5% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 31.9% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Georgetown

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and housing in Georgetown are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Georgetown. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$17.93 GYD3,749.76	+280.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$9.37 GYD1,959.87	+65.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.24 GYD259.98	+35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.63 GYD132.49	-2.9%
Average			+123.9%

Taipei vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Taipei	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$2.09 GYD436.55	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$7.72 GYD1,614.83	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$12.31 GYD2,573.91	+6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.08 GYD853.94	+50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.19 GYD668.09	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$3.64 GYD761.54	+63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.80 GYD375.84	+19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.81 GYD378.48	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$3.20 GYD669.71	+58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$1.09 GYD228.21	-12.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$1.38 GYD289.46	+33.0%
Average			+14.3%

Taipei vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Taipei	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$3.96 GYD828.32	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$60.49 GYD12,651.35	+60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$23.43 GYD4,899.68	+161.9%
Average			+16.7%

Taipei vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.5% more for housing

	Taipei	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$43.65 GYD9,129.40	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$960.21 GYD201K	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$519.95 GYD109K	+7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$92.14 GYD19,269.33	+39.0%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 31.9% more for childcare

	Taipei	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+12.4%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.91 GYD399.97	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$5.86 GYD1,224.92	+71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$3.35 GYD699.95	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$38.25 GYD7,999.48	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$6.22 GYD1,299.92	-36.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Taipei	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$38.25 GYD7,999.48	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$41.44 GYD8,666.10	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$135.07 GYD28,248.16	+58.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$84.87 GYD17,748.84	-19.2%
Average			-5.3%

Taipei vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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