Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 85.5% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD952.06
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,093.73
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD170.39
|
$1.20
GYD250.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD116.23
|
$0.67
GYD140.03
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD336.67
|
$1.69
GYD352.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD917.26
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,067.54
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD512.59
|
$2.71
GYD567.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD468.22
|
$2.62
GYD548.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD338.49
|
$1.79
GYD375.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD178.50
|
$1.02
GYD213.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD253.73
|
$1.06
GYD222.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD156.92
|
$1.14
GYD238.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD150.44
|
$0.61
GYD128.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD135.71
|
$0.88
GYD185.05
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD792.43
|
$3.98
GYD833.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,380.61
|
$28.68
GYD6,001.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,701,767.52
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,686.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,800.70
|
$29.16
GYD6,101.27
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,855.90
|
$65.13
GYD13,627.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD71,631.80
|
$805.17
GYD168,467.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD50,354.85
|
$258.44
GYD54,073.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD16,098.88
|
$57.98
GYD12,132.01
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,880.15
|
$917.10
GYD191,885.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD336,677.74
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,984.70
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD341.59
|
$2.27
GYD475.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD390.80
|
$4.37
GYD914.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,279.05
|
$2.20
GYD460.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,190.17
|
$35.51
GYD7,430.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,497.18
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.27
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,711.53
|
$31.76
GYD6,644.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,669.93
|
$47.01
GYD9,835.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,644.83
|
$62.15
GYD13,002.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,716.58
|
$62.94
GYD13,169.41
|
|
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