Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 16.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,997.96
|
$6.44
₩8,808
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.16
|
$5.49
₩7,498
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.75
|
$1.39
₩1,899
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.86
|
$0.74
₩1,007
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Guyana
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.14
|
$2.87
₩3,921
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,034.54
|
$6.02
₩8,226
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,918.27
|
$7.79
₩10,649
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD566.92
|
$3.21
₩4,390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.78
|
$2.83
₩3,869
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.76
|
$2.76
₩3,776
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD212.94
|
$1.39
₩1,899
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.19
|
$2.49
₩3,402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.10
|
$2.03
₩2,775
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.32
|
$1.69
₩2,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.83
|
$1.10
₩1,502
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Guyana
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD832.36
|
$4.58
₩6,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,993.88
|
$48.21
₩65,895
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,296,634.25
|
$27,876.80
₩38,099,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,093.78
|
$8.80
₩12,026
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Guyana
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,611.10
|
$20.28
₩27,711
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,260.22
|
$421.68
₩576,309
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,007.36
|
$330.55
₩451,769
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,117.11
|
$129.93
₩177,570
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
Guyana
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,649.72
|
$386.50
₩528,231
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,235,777.43
|
$18,893.14
₩25,821,254
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.52
|
$2.93
₩3,998
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD913.35
|
$3.45
₩4,718
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.53
|
$3.33
₩4,556
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,420.99
|
$48.95
₩66,900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,298.67
|
$9.82
₩13,427
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Guyana
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,636.08
|
$62.63
₩85,602
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,823.30
|
$43.35
₩59,242
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,986.74
|
$72.22
₩98,702
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,153.24
|
$98.82
₩135,052
|
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