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Guyana vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 4.9 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% less in Guyana
Groceries: pay 94.9% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Guyana
Housing: pay 30.2% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 24.5 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 39.4% less in Guyana

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

Guyana vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Eritrea, you would:

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pay 18.0% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$11.88 GYD2,478.15	-34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$8.55 GYD1,784.27	+42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$1.21 GYD252.77	-33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.71 GYD148.69	-46.5%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 94.9% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$2.01 GYD418.46	+301.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.36 GYD1,117.41	+257.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$12.31 GYD2,568.37	+100.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$3.41 GYD710.40	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.63 GYD548.27	-78.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.78 GYD371.87	-67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.20 GYD251.18	+107.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$1.70 GYD354.26	+98.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$2.05 GYD426.75	+269.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.71 GYD147.39	-11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.93 GYD194.25	+92.5%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Eritrea	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$4.00 GYD834.89	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$28.51 GYD5,947.55	+256.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$15,680.67 GYD3,271,154.36	-76.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$28.99 GYD6,046.68	+405.6%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 30.2% more for housing

	Eritrea	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$61.18 GYD12,762.46	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$617.07 GYD128,728.20	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$281.14 GYD58,649.48	-29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$61.00 GYD12,725.29	+190.1%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 24.5 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$876.83 GYD182,916.37	+3407.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$23,225.94 GYD4,845,179.71	+1286.6%
Average			+2346.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.14 GYD446.07	+113.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$3.88 GYD809.53	+402.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$2.19 GYD455.98	+9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$38.81 GYD8,095.28	+43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$5.94 GYD1,239.07	+440.0%
Average			+201.9%

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pay 39.4% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$38.01 GYD7,930.07	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$52.27 GYD10,903.85	-30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$83.63 GYD17,446.16	-58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$80.78 GYD16,851.40	-15.0%
Average			-39.4%

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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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