Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 65.4% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
|
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