Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 2.2 times more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Guyana

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Guyana are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+267.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+73.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.28	$1.24 GYD260.07	+117.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.12	$0.63 GYD132.54	+87.1%
Average			+150.4%

Tajikistan vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.18	$2.09 GYD436.70	+271.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.14	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+205.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$4.08 GYD854.23	+125.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.06	$3.19 GYD668.32	+83.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.03	$3.64 GYD761.80	+378.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.77	$1.80 GYD375.97	+54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.81 GYD378.61	+50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.74	$3.20 GYD669.94	+689.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.30	$1.09 GYD228.28	+337.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.59	$1.38 GYD289.56	+704.7%
Average			+203.7%

Tajikistan vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$3.96 GYD828.60	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+86.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+67.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+536.0%
Average			+58.5%

Tajikistan vs. Guyana - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Tajikistan	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+154.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	$960.21 GYD201K	+113.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	$519.95 GYD109K	+82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS404.21	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+110.4%
Average			+101.9%

Tajikistan vs. Guyana - Cost of housing

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+1130.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+229.9%
Average			+537.2%

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pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$1.91 GYD400.11	+60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.75	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+243.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.50	$3.35 GYD700.19	+12.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS337.44	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.99	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+27.5%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS209.13	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS409.60	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS591.57	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+110.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+50.6%
Average			+49.5%

Tajikistan vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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