Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 77.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.83
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.89
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.49
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.41
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.04
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.46
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.98
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.76
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.17
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,156.77
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.86
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.46
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,421.74
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.20
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,772.85
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,076.77
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,645.39
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.73
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.44
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.04
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.48
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.05
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.52
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.73
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,787.88
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.51
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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