Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 42.0% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$0.33
RWF445
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
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