Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.4 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.25
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.39
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.93
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.58
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.69
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.69
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.69
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.14
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM66.32
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,740.84
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.53
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 82.2% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.62
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM442.82
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM336.79
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM202.17
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM261.31
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,125.95
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.35
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.24
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM48.13
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.68
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM108.07
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.67
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM156.44
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM179.55
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
|
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