Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 79.6% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 52.0% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
|
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