Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 92.8% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Guyana
Housing: pay 5.0% less in Guyana
Childcare: pay 7.3 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Guyana

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

Guyana vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.10 CVE522.44	$11.88 GYD2,485.15	+132.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 CVE497.56	$8.55 GYD1,789.31	+75.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 CVE220.85	$1.21 GYD253.49	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE121.93	$0.71 GYD149.11	-40.2%
Average			+31.1%

Cabo Verde vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 CVE257.11	$2.01 GYD419.64	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 CVE688.47	$5.36 GYD1,120.57	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 CVE513.25	$12.31 GYD2,575.63	+145.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CVE287.09	$3.41 GYD712.41	+21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 CVE336.84	$2.63 GYD549.82	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 CVE164.79	$1.78 GYD372.92	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE119.33	$1.20 GYD251.89	+3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 CVE142.94	$1.70 GYD355.26	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 CVE200.68	$2.05 GYD427.95	+4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 CVE109.46	$0.71 GYD147.81	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 CVE88.77	$0.93 GYD194.80	+7.4%
Average			+10.9%

Cabo Verde vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.45 CVE660.54	$4.00 GYD837.25	-38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.28 CVE2,587.33	$28.51 GYD5,964.36	+12.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,985,380.18	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,399.72	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.51 CVE2,201.72	$28.99 GYD6,063.77	+34.8%
Average			-9.2%

Cabo Verde vs. Guyana - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.0% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.24 CVE5,858.81	$61.18 GYD12,798.53	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.70 CVE48,690.52	$617.07 GYD129,092.03	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.12 CVE35,836.80	$281.14 GYD58,815.25	-19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.76 CVE9,903.43	$61.00 GYD12,761.25	-37.0%
Average			-5.0%

Cabo Verde vs. Guyana - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.3 times more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.23 CVE13,943.79	$876.83 GYD183,433.36	+543.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,824.32 CVE289,084.31	$23,225.94 GYD4,858,873.77	+722.4%
Average			+633.0%

Cabo Verde vs. Guyana - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 CVE276.15	$2.14 GYD447.33	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 CVE183.99	$3.88 GYD811.82	+115.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE447.81	$2.19 GYD457.27	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.16 CVE4,519.53	$38.81 GYD8,118.16	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 CVE796.10	$5.94 GYD1,242.58	-23.6%
Average			+1.9%

Cabo Verde vs. Guyana - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.18 CVE4,726.85	$38.01 GYD7,952.48	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.75 CVE4,478.07	$52.27 GYD10,934.67	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.36 CVE9,453.70	$83.63 GYD17,495.47	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.83 CVE14,926.90	$80.78 GYD16,899.03	-44.6%
Average			-13.1%

Cabo Verde vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Cabo Verde vs.

Thailand

Cabo Verde vs.

Italy

Cabo Verde vs.

Iceland

Cabo Verde vs.

Ireland

Cabo Verde vs.

Vietnam

Cabo Verde vs.

Germany

Cabo Verde vs.

Ecuador

Cabo Verde vs.

Peru

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Praia vs. Georgetown

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Cabo Verde

Add prices for Guyana

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Guyana or Cabo Verde. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.