Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 35.5% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Washington, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.02
|
$6.69
$1,355
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
|
$7.17
$1,451
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.33
$268
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
|
$0.79
$159
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
|
$1.44
$292
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
|
$3.75
$760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
|
$9.05
$1,831
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
|
$4.04
$818
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
|
$2.79
$565
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$2.68
$542
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$1.15
$234
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.52
$308
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.92
$186
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.64
$130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.70
$141
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
|
$4.06
$822
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$66.05
|
$31.08
$6,289
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,700.38
|
$14,344.96
$2,902,559
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
|
$21.52
$4,354
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.36
|
$58.57
$11,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,293.33
|
$259.58
$52,522
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,133.51
|
$198.10
$40,083
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.49
|
$57.70
$11,674
|
|
pay 93.5% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$984.64
|
$75.05
$15,185
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,990.96
|
$984.22
$199,148
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.74
|
$1.91
$387
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.49
|
$3.38
$684
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.51
|
$2.39
$484
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
|
$26.60
$5,382
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.43
|
$7.17
$1,451
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.69
|
$32.87
$6,652
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
|
$40.38
$8,170
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.22
|
$69.60
$14,083
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.26
|
$61.63
$12,470
|
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