Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 80.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD728
|
$9.56
GYD2,001.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD776
|
$8.60
GYD1,801.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD151
|
$1.20
GYD250.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.67
GYD140.09
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.69
GYD352.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$4.95
GYD1,036.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD500
|
$13.96
GYD2,923.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$2.71
GYD567.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD302
|
$2.62
GYD548.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.79
GYD375.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.02
GYD213.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$1.06
GYD222.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$1.14
GYD238.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.61
GYD128.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.88
GYD185.14
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD694
|
$3.98
GYD833.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,905
|
$28.68
GYD6,003.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,911,527
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,302,163.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD740
|
$29.16
GYD6,104.00
|
|
pay 88.4% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,379
|
$65.13
GYD13,633.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,559
|
$805.17
GYD168,542.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,723
|
$258.44
GYD54,097.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,129
|
$57.98
GYD12,137.43
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,006
|
$917.10
GYD191,971.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD644,269
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,242,882.11
|
|
pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD214
|
$2.27
GYD475.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD168
|
$4.37
GYD914.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD392
|
$2.20
GYD460.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,624
|
$35.51
GYD7,433.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD492
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.85
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,969
|
$31.76
GYD6,647.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,818
|
$47.01
GYD9,839.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,609
|
$62.15
GYD13,008.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,368
|
$62.94
GYD13,175.30
|
|
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