Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 82.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
|
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