Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 95.5% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA469
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA486
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 76.6% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA985
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA283
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA353
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA437
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA435
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA550
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Guyana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
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