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
GYD2,491.66
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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