Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 41.8% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Virginia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Virginia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Virginia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
|
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