Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 63.4% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,176.490
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.470
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 31.5% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.510
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.100
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.800
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.460
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.380
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,772.170
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.490
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.690
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.070
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
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