Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 40.5% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Guyana instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.94
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.89
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,118.36
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.88
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.61
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.90
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€336.06
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,143.80
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.87
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.69
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.73
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.88
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.44
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
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