Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 37.0% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$3.60
₱211.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$0.73
₱42.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.40
₱23.50
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$3.38
₱198.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$6.61
₱389.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$1.82
₱107.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.33
₱78.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.64
₱37.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$1.14
₱67.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.67
₱39.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.97
₱57.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$1.21
₱71.05
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$4.22
₱248.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$11.49
₱676.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$2.70
₱158.79
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$1.23
₱72.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$2.19
₱128.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$5.28
₱310.66
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
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