Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.3 times more expensive than Swaziland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Guyana
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Guyana
- Transportation
-
pay 4.0% less in Guyana
- Housing
-
pay 58.2% more in Guyana
- Childcare
-
pay 5.7 times more in Guyana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.3% more in Guyana
- Clothing
-
pay 26.8% more in Guyana
The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Guyana are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guyana.
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
SZL57.45
|
$11.88
GYD2,480.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL43.62
|
$8.55
GYD1,785.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.38
|
$1.21
GYD252.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.29
|
$0.71
GYD148.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL14.20
|
$2.01
GYD418.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL90.96
|
$5.36
GYD1,118.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL75.18
|
$12.31
GYD2,570.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.92
|
$3.41
GYD710.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.85
|
$2.63
GYD548.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL14.08
|
$1.78
GYD372.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.27
|
$1.20
GYD251.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL8.04
|
$1.70
GYD354.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.90
|
$2.05
GYD427.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.48
|
$0.71
GYD147.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.93
|
$0.93
GYD194.40
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL88.78
|
$4.00
GYD835.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL558.58
|
$28.51
GYD5,952.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL319,190.88
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,273,715.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL484.03
|
$28.99
GYD6,051.41
|
|
pay 58.2% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,079.17
|
$61.18
GYD12,772.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,255.88
|
$617.07
GYD128,829.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,457.90
|
$281.14
GYD58,695.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,111.95
|
$61.00
GYD12,735.25
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,402.52
|
$876.83
GYD183,059.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL94,328.94
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,848,973.65
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL34.58
|
$2.14
GYD446.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL32.63
|
$3.88
GYD810.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL47.88
|
$2.19
GYD456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL531.98
|
$38.81
GYD8,101.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL69.16
|
$5.94
GYD1,240.04
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL977.17
|
$38.01
GYD7,936.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL443.32
|
$52.27
GYD10,912.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,383.16
|
$83.63
GYD17,459.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,509.42
|
$80.78
GYD16,864.60
|
|
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