Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 10.2% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
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