Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 22.1% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Greece, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.65
|
$9.56
GYD1,997.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.31
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.20
GYD249.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.67
GYD139.86
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.69
GYD352.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.01
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$13.96
GYD2,918.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.77
|
$2.71
GYD566.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$2.62
GYD547.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.79
GYD374.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.02
GYD212.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.06
GYD222.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.14
GYD238.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.61
GYD128.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.88
GYD184.83
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.20
|
$3.98
GYD832.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.01
|
$28.68
GYD5,993.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,618.20
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,296,634.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.50
|
$29.16
GYD6,093.78
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.25
|
$65.13
GYD13,611.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€487.74
|
$805.17
GYD168,260.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€374.60
|
$258.44
GYD54,007.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.39
|
$57.98
GYD12,117.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€323.32
|
$917.10
GYD191,649.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,137.53
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,235,777.43
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.90
|
$2.27
GYD474.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.24
|
$4.37
GYD913.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$2.20
GYD459.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.89
|
$35.51
GYD7,420.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.23
|
$6.21
GYD1,298.67
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.25
|
$31.76
GYD6,636.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.91
|
$47.01
GYD9,823.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.99
|
$62.15
GYD12,986.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.79
|
$62.94
GYD13,153.24
|
|
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