Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 5.8% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 81.4% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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