Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 15.0% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Finland, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.77
|
$9.56
GYD1,997.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.19
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.37
|
$1.20
GYD249.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.67
GYD139.86
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Finland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.69
GYD352.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.44
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$13.96
GYD2,918.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.71
|
$2.71
GYD566.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.66
|
$2.62
GYD547.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.79
GYD374.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.02
GYD212.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.06
GYD222.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.14
GYD238.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.61
GYD128.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.88
GYD184.83
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.26
|
$3.98
GYD832.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.88
|
$28.68
GYD5,993.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,705.39
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,296,634.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.34
|
$29.16
GYD6,093.78
|
|
pay 25.7% more for housing
Finland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.34
|
$65.13
GYD13,611.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€687.68
|
$805.17
GYD168,260.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€572.00
|
$258.44
GYD54,007.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.99
|
$57.98
GYD12,117.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€286.57
|
$917.10
GYD191,649.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,972.88
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,235,777.43
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.60
|
$2.27
GYD474.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.92
|
$4.37
GYD913.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.77
|
$2.20
GYD459.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.68
|
$35.51
GYD7,420.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.27
|
$6.21
GYD1,298.67
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.48
|
$31.76
GYD6,636.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.11
|
$47.01
GYD9,823.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.99
|
$62.15
GYD12,986.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.44
|
$62.94
GYD13,153.24
|
|
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