Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.5% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Mali instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,997.96
|
$4.91
F CFA2,968
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.16
|
$6.59
F CFA3,985
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.75
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.86
|
$0.64
F CFA389
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.14
|
$1.05
F CFA636
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,034.54
|
$9.62
F CFA5,818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,918.27
|
$9.46
F CFA5,722
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD566.92
|
$2.57
F CFA1,556
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.78
|
$3.57
F CFA2,160
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.76
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD212.94
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.19
|
$1.00
F CFA605
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.10
|
$1.27
F CFA768
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.32
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.83
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD832.36
|
$5.48
F CFA3,316
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,993.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,296,634.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,093.78
|
?? | |
pay 7.8% more for housing
Guyana
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,611.10
|
$34.18
F CFA20,666
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,260.22
|
$500.00
F CFA302,326
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,007.36
|
$307.59
F CFA185,983
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,117.11
|
$114.71
F CFA69,357
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guyana
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,649.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,235,777.43
|
?? |
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.52
|
$2.64
F CFA1,594
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD913.35
|
$1.98
F CFA1,200
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.53
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,420.99
|
$69.94
F CFA42,291
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,298.67
|
$6.00
F CFA3,628
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guyana
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,636.08
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,823.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,986.74
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,153.24
|
?? |
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