Cost of living comparison

Guyana

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 27.4% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 33.4% less in Namibia
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Namibia
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Namibia
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Namibia

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Namibia.

Namibia vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Namibia instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Guyana	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,485.91	$7.95 NAD148.51	-33.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,789.86	$4.23 NAD79.00	-50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.56	$0.83 NAD15.56	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.15	$0.68 NAD12.77	-4.1%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

	Guyana	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.77	$0.88 NAD16.35	-56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,120.91	$3.33 NAD62.27	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,576.42	$5.12 NAD95.53	-58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.63	$2.57 NAD47.91	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD549.99	$2.33 NAD43.51	-11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.03	$0.79 NAD14.83	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.97	$0.77 NAD14.31	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.37	$0.71 NAD13.31	-58.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.08	$0.83 NAD15.53	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.85	$0.91 NAD17.08	+29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.86	$0.93 NAD17.42	+0.2%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Guyana	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.51	$4.77 NAD89.10	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,966.19	$34.08 NAD636.47	+19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,281,403.55	$15,621.70 NAD291,716.72	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,065.62	$7.10 NAD132.60	-75.5%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Guyana	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,802.45	$63.90 NAD1,193.25	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,131.53	$452.24 NAD8,445.05	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,833.25	$328.15 NAD6,127.81	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,765.16	$51.47 NAD961.12	-15.6%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Guyana	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,489.49	$169.47 NAD3,164.68	-80.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,860,360.63	$5,302.57 NAD99,019.26	-77.2%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.46	$1.49 NAD27.85	-30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.06	$1.81 NAD33.71	-53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.41	$2.97 NAD55.42	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,120.65	$34.72 NAD648.32	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,242.96	$4.90 NAD91.49	-17.5%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Guyana	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,954.92	$37.49 NAD700.12	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,938.01	$26.97 NAD503.61	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,500.82	$70.06 NAD1,308.31	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,904.20	$69.59 NAD1,299.47	-13.9%
Average			-20.0%

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