Cost of living comparison
Greece is 14.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Greece instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$13.17
€12.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$6.30
€5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$4.23
€4.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$7.55
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
$40.19
€38.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
$13.82
€13.10
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$524.36
€497.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$392.21
€371.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$413.12
€391.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$48.72
€46.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$8.82
€8.36
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$93.42
€88.60
|
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