Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 28.9% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$9.56
GYD2,004.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$8.60
GYD1,804.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.20
GYD250.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.67
GYD140.31
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.69
GYD353.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$4.95
GYD1,037.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$13.96
GYD2,927.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.71
GYD568.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$2.62
GYD549.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.79
GYD375.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.02
GYD213.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.06
GYD222.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.14
GYD238.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.61
GYD128.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.88
GYD185.43
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
$3.98
GYD835.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
$28.68
GYD6,013.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,307,424.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
$29.16
GYD6,113.72
|
|
pay 89.0% more for housing
Latvia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
$65.13
GYD13,655.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$805.17
GYD168,810.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$258.44
GYD54,184.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
$57.98
GYD12,156.77
|
|
pay 94.8% more for childcare
Latvia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$917.10
GYD192,277.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,249,641.75
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$2.27
GYD476.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$4.37
GYD916.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$2.20
GYD461.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
$35.51
GYD7,445.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
$6.21
GYD1,302.92
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
$31.76
GYD6,657.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
$47.01
GYD9,855.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
$62.15
GYD13,029.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
$62.94
GYD13,196.29
|
|
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