Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.3 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$45.20
£36.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$10.33
£8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$2.83
£2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$2.50
£2.00
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$5.33
£4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$7.84
£6.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$5.37
£4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$5.67
£4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$1.89
£1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$7.93
£6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$67.16
£53.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$27,768.06
£22,160.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$51.51
£41.11
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$72.54
£57.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$1,715.90
£1,369.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$167.51
£133.68
|
|
pay 77.0% more for childcare
Guyana
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$2,324.77
£1,855.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$20,664.60
£16,491.45
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$7.75
£6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$15.50
£12.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$74.05
£59.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$18.08
£14.43
|
|
pay 97.8% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$100.09
£79.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$69.31
£55.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$121.08
£96.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$202.34
£161.48
|
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