Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 51.3% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Guyana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
|
pay 90.7% more for housing
Hungary
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
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