Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 5.0 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Guyana instead of India, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹203.89
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.66
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.11
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹215.64
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹217.43
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.04
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.05
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.56
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.45
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.50
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.89
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.94
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹392.17
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹860.00
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹249.64
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
India
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 15.3 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.97
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.77
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹284.78
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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