Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.6 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Togo, you would:
pay 99.9% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,421
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA593
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA768
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA845
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA960
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA768
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 71.6% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA508
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 97.7% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
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