Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 95.0% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
$9.56
GYD2,004.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
$8.60
GYD1,804.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.20
GYD250.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA424
|
$0.67
GYD140.31
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
$1.69
GYD353.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
$4.95
GYD1,037.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
$13.96
GYD2,927.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
$2.71
GYD568.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
$2.62
GYD549.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA786
|
$1.79
GYD375.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.02
GYD213.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$1.06
GYD222.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$1.14
GYD238.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.61
GYD128.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA392
|
$0.88
GYD185.43
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
$3.98
GYD835.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$28.68
GYD6,013.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,307,424.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
$29.16
GYD6,113.72
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
$65.13
GYD13,655.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
$805.17
GYD168,810.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
$258.44
GYD54,184.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
$57.98
GYD12,156.77
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
$917.10
GYD192,277.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,249,641.75
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA602
|
$2.27
GYD476.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
$4.37
GYD916.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$2.20
GYD461.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
$35.51
GYD7,445.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$6.21
GYD1,302.92
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
$31.76
GYD6,657.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
$47.01
GYD9,855.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
$62.15
GYD13,029.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
$62.94
GYD13,196.29
|
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