Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 45.8% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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