Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 59.3% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Guyana instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 27.0% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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