Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 50.6% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 29.4% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 85.5% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 43.0% more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Guyana

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Guyana are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$17.93 GYD3,749.76	+318.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$9.37 GYD1,959.87	+87.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.24 GYD259.98	+30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.63 GYD132.49	-2.1%
Average			+143.3%

Taiwan vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.4% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$2.09 GYD436.55	+19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$7.72 GYD1,614.83	-28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$12.31 GYD2,573.91	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$4.08 GYD853.94	+63.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$3.19 GYD668.09	-14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$3.64 GYD761.54	+87.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$1.80 GYD375.84	+59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$1.81 GYD378.48	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$3.20 GYD669.71	+120.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$1.09 GYD228.21	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$1.38 GYD289.46	+44.8%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$3.96 GYD828.32	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$60.49 GYD12,651.35	+74.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$23.43 GYD4,899.68	+175.6%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 85.5% more for housing

	Taiwan	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$43.65 GYD9,129.40	+107.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$960.21 GYD201K	+107.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$519.95 GYD109K	+78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$92.14 GYD19,269.33	+46.9%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 43.0% more for childcare

	Taiwan	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+7.1%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$1.91 GYD399.97	+4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$5.86 GYD1,224.92	+106.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$3.35 GYD699.95	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$38.25 GYD7,999.48	+1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$6.22 GYD1,299.92	-37.7%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$38.25 GYD7,999.48	-37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$41.44 GYD8,666.10	+27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$135.07 GYD28,248.16	+71.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$84.87 GYD17,748.84	-8.5%
Average			+5.8%

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