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Syria vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 41.0% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 58.3% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Syria
Housing: pay 45.9% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 92.8% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Syria

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Syria.

Syria vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% less for restaurants

	Guyana	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,487.17	$3.67 SYP47,674	-69.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,790.76	$4.17 SYP54,175	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.69	$1.06 SYP13,813	-12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.23	$0.47 SYP6,174	-33.4%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 58.3% less for groceries

	Guyana	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.98	$0.73 SYP9,513	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,121.48	$2.01 SYP26,081	-62.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,577.72	$3.58 SYP46,533	-70.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.99	$2.09 SYP27,171	-38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.26	$2.65 SYP34,440	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.22	$0.42 SYP5,407	-76.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.10	$0.77 SYP10,030	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.55	$0.38 SYP4,961	-77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.30	$0.32 SYP4,153	-84.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.93	$0.29 SYP3,709	-59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.96	$0.25 SYP3,307	-72.7%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Guyana	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.93	$7.90 SYP102,772	+97.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,969.21	$10.00 SYP130,020	-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,283,066.20	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	+37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,068.70	$11.27 SYP146,528	-61.1%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 45.9% less for housing

	Guyana	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,808.93	$50.57 SYP657,477	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,196.96	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,863.06	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,771.62	$38.53 SYP500,915	-36.8%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 92.8% less for childcare

	Guyana	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,582.46	$45.89 SYP596,722	-94.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,862,823.32	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	-90.7%
Average			-92.8%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.69	$3.57 SYP46,439	+67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.48	$1.00 SYP12,957	-74.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.64	$2.58 SYP33,588	+18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,124.76	$14.23 SYP184,954	-63.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,243.59	$2.67 SYP34,672	-55.1%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Guyana	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,958.95	$21.60 SYP280,836	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,943.55	$32.17 SYP418,299	-38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,509.69	$66.81 SYP868,683	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,912.77	$68.69 SYP893,164	-15.0%
Average			-29.2%

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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: January 2025

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