Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.3 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 58.2% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
|
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