Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 20.1% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,480.89
|
$8.83
MX$177.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,786.24
|
$7.25
MX$145.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.05
|
$1.11
MX$22.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.85
|
$0.84
MX$16.82
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD418.92
|
$2.35
MX$47.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,118.64
|
$3.62
MX$72.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,571.21
|
$5.17
MX$104.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD711.19
|
$2.18
MX$43.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD548.87
|
$3.12
MX$62.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.28
|
$1.08
MX$21.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.46
|
$0.57
MX$11.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD354.65
|
$0.71
MX$14.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.22
|
$0.70
MX$14.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.56
|
$0.81
MX$16.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.47
|
$0.73
MX$14.78
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD835.81
|
$4.48
MX$90.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,954.13
|
$26.30
MX$529.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,274,770.48
|
$19,957.31
MX$401,748.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,053.36
|
$15.63
MX$314.58
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,776.57
|
$26.71
MX$537.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,870.50
|
$486.26
MX$9,788.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,714.32
|
$362.30
MX$7,293.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,739.35
|
$44.69
MX$899.58
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,118.58
|
$205.12
MX$4,129.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,850,535.85
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,847.13
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD446.56
|
$2.16
MX$43.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD810.42
|
$2.84
MX$57.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD456.48
|
$3.78
MX$76.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,104.23
|
$33.67
MX$677.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,240.44
|
$4.39
MX$88.38
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,938.84
|
$45.84
MX$922.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,915.90
|
$36.33
MX$731.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,465.44
|
$82.04
MX$1,651.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,870.03
|
$76.65
MX$1,542.93
|
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