Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 4.1 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Chad, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 19.3 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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