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Somalia vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 40.8% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 34.8% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 34.0% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 95.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 54.8% less in Somalia

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 46.2% less for restaurants

	Guyana	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,501.60	$2.65 SOS1,521	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,801.15	$4.67 SOS2,679	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD255.16	$0.81 SOS464	-33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD150.10	$0.51 SOS293	-28.3%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 34.8% less for groceries

	Guyana	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD422.42	$0.97 SOS558	-51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,127.98	$1.96 SOS1,124	-63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,592.68	$5.93 SOS3,405	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD717.13	$2.21 SOS1,268	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD553.46	$2.67 SOS1,534	+1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD375.38	$1.73 SOS991	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD253.56	$0.88 SOS507	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD357.61	$1.32 SOS755	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD430.78	$0.54 SOS313	-73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD148.79	$0.60 SOS344	-15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD196.09	$0.54 SOS311	-41.8%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	Guyana	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD842.79	$4.12 SOS2,367	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD6,003.84	$25.00 SOS14,353	-12.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,302,111.14	$5,750.00 SOS3,301,290	-63.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,103.90	$7.43 SOS4,268	-74.4%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	Guyana	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,883.24	$30.62 SOS17,583	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,946.43	$160.00 SOS91,862	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD59,204.52	$93.33 SOS53,586	-66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,845.71	$94.31 SOS54,149	+54.6%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 95.2% less for childcare

	Guyana	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD184,647.41	$55.21 SOS31,697	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,891,032.37	$742.50 SOS426,297	-96.8%
Average			-95.2%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD450.29	$7.00 SOS4,019	+227.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD817.19	$1.24 SOS710	-68.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD460.29	$1.34 SOS772	-38.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,171.89	$30.00 SOS17,224	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,250.80	$5.00 SOS2,871	-15.8%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 54.8% less for clothing

	Guyana	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD8,005.12	$18.61 SOS10,685	-51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD11,007.04	$23.11 SOS13,269	-55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,611.26	$25.89 SOS14,864	-69.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD17,010.88	$45.78 SOS26,283	-43.3%
Average			-54.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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