Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 20.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 46.0% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
|
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