Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 64.9% more expensive than Chile.
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
CLF0.2900
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF575.7100
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 44.1% more for housing
|
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.1000
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.7600
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.7800
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.1500
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF159.4100
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4400
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5600
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.1900
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.7800
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
|
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