Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 91.0% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 88.0% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$13.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$19.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$6.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
?? | |
pay 96.3% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$106.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$1,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$950.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$8,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$5.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$7.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
?? | |
pay 57.1% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$60.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$150.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$100.00
|
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