Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.2 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 97.9% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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