Cost of living comparison
Israel is 73.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Israel instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.98
|
$18.66
₪70.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.98
|
$14.78
₪55.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.00
|
$2.57
₪9.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$2.12
₪7.97
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.50
|
$2.27
₪8.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.58
|
$6.89
₪25.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.22
|
$6.60
₪24.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$3.71
₪13.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$4.43
₪16.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$1.37
₪5.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.16
|
$0.93
₪3.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.42
|
$0.78
₪2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$0.84
₪3.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$0.61
₪2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$0.62
₪2.32
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.20
|
$7.24
₪27.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.94
|
$54.77
₪206.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,966.29
|
$38,392.11
₪144,465.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.94
|
$13.38
₪50.34
|
|
pay 99.0% more for housing
Guyana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.86
|
$26.60
₪100.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,430.28
|
$993.65
₪3,738.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.95
|
$858.83
₪3,231.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.36
|
$173.67
₪653.52
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,843.43
|
$870.80
₪3,276.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,058.69
|
$11,400.36
₪42,898.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.00
|
$7.84
₪29.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.28
|
$3.63
₪13.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.00
|
$9.56
₪35.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.50
|
$65.58
₪246.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.99
|
$11.89
₪44.75
|
|
pay 98.3% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.79
|
$88.40
₪332.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.23
|
$57.67
₪217.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.87
|
$114.82
₪432.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.53
|
$130.62
₪491.53
|
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