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
FCFA5,082
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 19.3 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
|
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