Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.2 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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