Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 47.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 49.9% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 72.5% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 57.3% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Georgetown

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

Georgetown vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.30	$11.88 GYD2,484.06	+307.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.60	$8.55 GYD1,788.52	+46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.14	$1.21 GYD253.37	+96.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.54	$0.71 GYD149.04	+144.3%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 49.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.80	$2.01 GYD419.45	+31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.07	$5.36 GYD1,120.07	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.43	$12.31 GYD2,574.50	+68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.34	$3.41 GYD712.10	+49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.01	$2.63 GYD549.58	+99.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.14	$1.78 GYD372.75	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.77	$1.20 GYD251.78	+65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.87	$1.70 GYD355.11	+64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.32	$2.05 GYD427.76	+154.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.31	$0.71 GYD147.74	-0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.36	$0.93 GYD194.72	+49.6%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.08	$4.00 GYD836.88	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,286.53	$28.51 GYD5,961.74	-27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	$15,680.67 GYD3,278,959.38	-71.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.31	$28.99 GYD6,061.11	+180.3%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 72.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB502.52	$61.18 GYD12,792.91	+298.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,690.80	$617.07 GYD129,035.35	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,876.39	$281.14 GYD58,789.42	-6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,202.79	$61.00 GYD12,755.65	-9.4%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 57.3% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,697.22	$876.83 GYD183,352.82	+38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	$23,225.94 GYD4,856,740.38	+76.1%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.24	$2.14 GYD447.13	-8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.53	$3.88 GYD811.46	+50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.47	$2.19 GYD457.07	-48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,785.58	$38.81 GYD8,114.60	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.25	$5.94 GYD1,242.03	-18.4%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,808.16	$38.01 GYD7,948.99	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,139.79	$52.27 GYD10,929.86	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,176.59	$83.63 GYD17,487.78	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,013.82	$80.78 GYD16,891.61	-12.3%
Average			-1.9%

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