Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 27.4% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
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