Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 19.5% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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