Cost of living comparison

Guyana

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 10.6% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 15.3% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 84.9% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 0.8% less in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 37.2% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.3% less for restaurants

	Guyana	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,485.25	$6.00 ETB789.78	-49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,789.38	$6.24 ETB820.75	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.50	$0.78 ETB103.33	-35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.11	$0.50 ETB66.10	-29.5%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 15.3% less for groceries

	Guyana	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.65	$1.20 ETB158.16	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,120.61	$4.85 ETB638.86	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,575.73	$6.08 ETB800.13	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.44	$2.65 ETB348.71	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD549.84	$5.65 ETB743.21	+114.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.93	$3.30 ETB434.56	+85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.90	$0.51 ETB66.65	-57.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.28	$1.08 ETB141.93	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.97	$0.39 ETB50.88	-81.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.82	$0.31 ETB40.97	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.81	$0.79 ETB104.54	-14.7%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Guyana	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.28	$4.88 ETB642.32	+21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,964.59	$10.00 ETB1,316.30	-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,523.88	$25,000.00 ETB3,290,741.60	+59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,064.00	$3.67 ETB482.42	-87.4%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 84.9% more for housing

	Guyana	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,799.01	$171.17 ETB22,530.61	+179.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,096.91	$645.10 ETB84,914.30	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,817.47	$422.74 ETB55,645.42	+50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,761.73	$124.84 ETB16,432.41	+104.7%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 0.8% less for childcare

	Guyana	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,440.30	$81.47 ETB10,724.30	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,859,057.68	$43,916.67 ETB5,780,736.08	+89.1%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.34	$1.00 ETB131.63	-53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD811.85	$1.15 ETB151.34	-70.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.29	$4.00 ETB526.52	+83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,118.47	$90.59 ETB11,924.99	+133.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,242.62	$6.70 ETB881.92	+12.8%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 37.2% more for clothing

	Guyana	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,952.79	$48.33 ETB6,362.10	+27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,935.08	$75.17 ETB9,894.16	+43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,496.13	$108.84 ETB14,326.93	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,899.67	$119.32 ETB15,706.28	+47.7%
Average			+37.2%

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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: April 2025

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