Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 75.5% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
|
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