Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 44.3% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$3.25
KES419.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$0.55
KES71.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.45
KES58.80
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$3.85
KES498.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$2.73
KES352.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$2.20
KES284.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.10
KES142.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.44
KES56.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.66
KES84.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.33
KES42.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.30
KES38.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.40
KES51.10
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$5.65
KES730.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$1.99
KES257.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$2.16
KES279.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$6.33
KES818.22
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
|
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