Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 22.7% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Guyana instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.16
₩8,909
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
₩7,578
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
₩2,129
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₩1,145
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
₩4,450
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
₩7,817
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₩10,788
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
₩3,988
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
₩4,803
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.17
₩4,582
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.49
₩2,153
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
₩3,662
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
₩3,492
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
₩2,640
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₩1,750
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₩6,353
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.32
₩65,546
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.17
₩11,820
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
South Korea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.65
₩25,535
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.93
₩617,523
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.41
₩475,023
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
₩161,164
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 68.1% more for childcare
South Korea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.40
₩540,094
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,907.58
₩33,133,975
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.09
₩4,475
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
₩4,902
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
₩4,649
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.71
₩66,118
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.10
₩14,607
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.70
₩87,804
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.52
₩64,398
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.99
₩105,578
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.73
₩135,573
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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