Cost of living comparison

 Chile
compared to
 Guyana
Guyana vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 64.9% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.2% more in Guyana
Groceries
pay 68.3% more in Guyana
Transportation
pay 20.0% more in Guyana
Housing
pay 44.1% more in Guyana
Childcare
pay 4.0 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.5% less in Guyana
Clothing
pay 27.0% more in Guyana

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Guyana are more expensive than in Chile. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Guyana.

Guyana vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Chile, you would:

pay 4.2% more for restaurants

 
Chile
Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.12
CLF0.2000
$11.88
GYD2,484.77
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.20
CLF0.1800
$8.55
GYD1,789.04
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
CLF0.0300
$1.21
GYD253.45

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pay 68.3% more for groceries

 
Chile
Guyana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.54
CLF0.0400
$2.01
GYD419.58
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.09
CLF0.1300
$5.36
GYD1,120.40
Milk (1 gallon) $4.33
CLF0.1100
$12.31
GYD2,575.24

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

 
Chile
Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
CLF0.1300
$4.00
GYD837.12
Monthly public transit pass $33.34
CLF0.8300
$28.51
GYD5,963.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,204.48
CLF404.2000
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,902.70

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pay 44.1% more for housing

 
Chile
Guyana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.54
CLF0.5400
$61.18
GYD12,796.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $453.06
CLF11.3000
$617.07
GYD129,072.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $359.28
CLF8.9600
$281.14
GYD58,806.34

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

 
Chile
Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $313.82
CLF7.8300
$876.83
GYD183,405.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,486.89
CLF111.9200
$23,225.94
GYD4,858,137.60

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Chile
Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
CLF0.0700
$2.14
GYD447.26
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.69
CLF0.0700
$3.88
GYD811.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.08
CLF0.1300
$2.19
GYD457.20

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

 
Chile
Guyana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
CLF1.0900
$38.01
GYD7,951.28
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.66
CLF0.7100
$52.27
GYD10,933.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.62
CLF1.5400
$83.63
GYD17,492.81

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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: July 2025
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