Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 90.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
|
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