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
GYD2,475.37
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 81.4% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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