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
TTD64.28
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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