Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 66.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 91.3% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
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