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Guyana vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 66.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 91.3% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Guyana
Housing: pay 17.5% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Guyana

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

Guyana vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 29.8% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP446.01	$11.88 GYD2,478.15	+65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP405.10	$8.55 GYD1,784.27	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.21	$1.21 GYD252.77	+24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.89	$0.71 GYD148.69	-1.6%
Average			+29.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.3% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP94.09	$2.01 GYD418.46	+32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP203.42	$5.36 GYD1,117.41	+63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP269.60	$12.31 GYD2,568.37	+183.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP104.82	$3.41 GYD710.40	+101.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP137.30	$2.63 GYD548.27	+18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.50	$1.78 GYD371.87	+66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.78	$1.20 GYD251.18	+242.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP59.97	$1.70 GYD354.26	+75.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.89	$2.05 GYD426.75	+210.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.64	$0.71 GYD147.39	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP55.83	$0.93 GYD194.25	+3.4%
Average			+91.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP287.61	$4.00 GYD834.89	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	$28.51 GYD5,947.55	-49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	$15,680.67 GYD3,271,154.36	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	$28.99 GYD6,046.68	+26.4%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 17.5% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	$61.18 GYD12,762.46	+69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	$617.07 GYD128,728.20	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	$281.14 GYD58,649.48	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	$61.00 GYD12,725.29	+22.8%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	$876.83 GYD182,916.37	+249.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	$23,225.94 GYD4,845,179.71	+420.8%
Average			+335.2%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP161.79	$2.14 GYD446.07	-18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP125.59	$3.88 GYD809.53	+91.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP263.46	$2.19 GYD455.98	-48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	$38.81 GYD8,095.28	+26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP345.63	$5.94 GYD1,239.07	+6.5%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	$38.01 GYD7,930.07	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	$52.27 GYD10,903.85	+12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	$83.63 GYD17,446.16	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	$80.78 GYD16,851.40	-8.4%
Average			-2.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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