Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.0 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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