Cost of living comparison

 Angola
compared to
 Guyana
Guyana vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 18.8% more expensive than Angola overall.

Restaurants
pay 13.5% more in Guyana
Groceries
pay 47.0% more in Guyana
Transportation
pay 79.3% more in Guyana
Housing
pay 11.6% less in Guyana
Childcare
pay 40.8% more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.1% more in Guyana
Clothing
pay 49.6% less in Guyana

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Guyana are more expensive than in Angola. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Guyana. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Guyana.

Guyana vs. Angola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Angola, you would:

pay 13.5% more for restaurants

 
Angola
Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.87
AOA5,354.55
$11.88
GYD2,485.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
$8.55
GYD1,789.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.64
AOA1,495.87
$1.21
GYD253.49

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pay 47.0% more for groceries

 
Angola
Guyana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
$2.01
GYD419.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.25
AOA5,696.66
$5.36
GYD1,120.57
Milk (1 gallon) $6.93
AOA6,316.08
$12.31
GYD2,575.63

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pay 79.3% more for transportation

 
Angola
Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.40
AOA1,280.33
$4.00
GYD837.25
Monthly public transit pass $33.17
AOA30,254.48
$28.51
GYD5,964.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
$15,680.67
GYD3,280,399.72

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pay 11.6% less for housing

 
Angola
Guyana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
$61.18
GYD12,798.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $493.78
AOA450,322.91
$617.07
GYD129,092.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $282.94
AOA258,041.27
$281.14
GYD58,815.25

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pay 40.8% more for childcare

 
Angola
Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $697.15
AOA635,801.26
$876.83
GYD183,433.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
$23,225.94
GYD4,858,873.77

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Angola
Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.55
AOA1,413.29
$2.14
GYD447.33
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.59
AOA3,273.11
$3.88
GYD811.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
$2.19
GYD457.27

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pay 49.6% less for clothing

 
Angola
Guyana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
$38.01
GYD7,952.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
$52.27
GYD10,934.67
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
$83.63
GYD17,495.47

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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