Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 60.0% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$13.47
NZ$23.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$8.81
NZ$15.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$2.16
NZ$3.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$1.94
NZ$3.33
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$1.86
NZ$3.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$3.77
NZ$6.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$6.55
NZ$11.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$5.92
NZ$10.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$4.25
NZ$7.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$1.15
NZ$1.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$1.04
NZ$1.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$1.31
NZ$2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$2.31
NZ$3.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$0.90
NZ$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$0.83
NZ$1.42
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$6.26
NZ$10.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$69.15
NZ$118.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$24,735.85
NZ$42,395.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$17.90
NZ$30.68
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$51.16
NZ$87.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$1,007.66
NZ$1,727.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$809.64
NZ$1,387.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$91.68
NZ$157.13
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$611.89
NZ$1,048.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$10,661.07
NZ$18,272.48
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$6.10
NZ$10.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$3.30
NZ$5.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$22.88
NZ$39.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$38.53
NZ$66.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$10.92
NZ$18.71
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$65.31
NZ$111.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$40.78
NZ$69.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$93.71
NZ$160.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$121.74
NZ$208.66
|
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