Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 42.6% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Washington, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$4.89
$1,021
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$12.79
$2,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$2.90
$607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$33.09
$6,913
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$21.27
$4,444
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$360.46
$75,297
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$228.98
$47,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
|
pay 93.9% less for childcare
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$94.55
$19,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$954.92
$199,476
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$28.36
$5,925
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$6.15
$1,284
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Washington
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$62.24
$13,002
|
|
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