Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 99.3% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR235.35
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.35
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.45
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 81.7% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.22
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR190.83
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR235.29
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.23
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR119.12
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.49
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.55
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.49
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.23
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.59
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.76
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR261.66
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,522.72
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,412,713.89
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR936.30
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,390.08
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,615.10
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,299.14
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,495.15
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,427.60
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR185,756.85
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR104.64
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.23
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR273.53
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,650.34
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,937.05
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,671.38
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,414.89
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,897.23
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
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