Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.7 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
|
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