Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 3.2 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK119.97
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK109.96
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.51
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.18
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.22
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.16
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.55
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.60
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.79
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.15
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.05
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.43
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.15
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK9.96
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.48
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK293,338.05
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK424.04
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,362.74
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,152.78
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK653.00
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 18.7 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,443.49
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK38.96
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.38
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK64.85
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK386.63
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK109.75
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK947.86
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK349.21
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK947.86
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,396.85
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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