Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 76.0% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
Armenia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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