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Indonesia vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 41.6% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 80.6% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Indonesia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.3% less for restaurants

	Guyana	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,480.09	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-85.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,785.66	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD252.97	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD148.81	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-42.0%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Guyana	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD418.78	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,118.28	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,570.38	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD710.96	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD548.70	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.16	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.38	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD354.54	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.08	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.51	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.40	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	-0.8%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Guyana	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD835.55	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,952.21	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-57.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,273,715.79	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,051.41	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-86.6%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Guyana	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,772.45	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD128,829.00	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,695.41	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,735.25	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-21.7%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

	Guyana	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,059.60	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,848,973.65	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	-73.9%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD446.42	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD810.16	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-55.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD456.34	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,101.62	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,240.04	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-46.9%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Guyana	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,936.28	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,912.39	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,459.82	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,864.60	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-19.4%
Average			-18.4%

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