Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.5 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$36.21
€34.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$5.61
€5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$8.77
€8.40
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$5.69
€5.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$11.39
€10.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$8.62
€8.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$5.55
€5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$8.45
€8.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$2.92
€2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$2.02
€1.94
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$29.74
€28.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$49,160.43
€47,133.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$110.93
€106.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$9,401.30
€9,013.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$6,591.34
€6,319.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$292.40
€280.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$2,759.79
€2,646.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$29,406.50
€28,194.16
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$12.06
€11.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$512.44
€491.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$194.39
€186.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$75.16
€72.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$203.37
€194.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$446.93
€428.50
|
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