Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 3.1 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Guyana
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Guyana
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Guyana
Housing: pay 78.4% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 16.2 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Guyana

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

Guyana vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$11.88 GYD2,486.60	+32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.33	$8.55 GYD1,790.35	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$1.21 GYD253.63	-57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$0.71 GYD149.20	-65.9%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.62	$2.01 GYD419.88	-37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$5.36 GYD1,121.22	+4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.32	$12.31 GYD2,577.13	+61.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.06	$3.41 GYD712.82	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.15	$2.63 GYD550.14	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$1.78 GYD373.13	+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.20 GYD252.04	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$1.70 GYD355.47	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$2.05 GYD428.20	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.71 GYD147.90	-34.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.93 GYD194.91	+9.1%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.86	$4.00 GYD837.74	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.51 GYD5,967.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,845.19	$15,680.67 GYD3,282,308.77	+31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$370.00	$28.99 GYD6,067.30	-86.3%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 78.4% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.87	$61.18 GYD12,805.98	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$617.07 GYD129,167.16	+297.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$281.14 GYD58,849.48	+81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.48	$61.00 GYD12,768.68	-23.7%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 16.2 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$876.83 GYD183,540.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,501.42	$23,225.94 GYD4,861,701.44	+1520.4%
Average			+1520.4%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$2.14 GYD447.59	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.69	$3.88 GYD812.29	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$2.19 GYD457.53	-85.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.43	$38.81 GYD8,122.89	+55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.99	$5.94 GYD1,243.30	-13.5%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.73	$38.01 GYD7,957.11	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$52.27 GYD10,941.03
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$83.63 GYD17,505.65
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.20	$80.78 GYD16,908.86	+10.0%
Average			-16.6%

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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: March 2025

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