Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 19.6% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
|
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