Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 29.7% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 34.4% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
|
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