Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 91.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
|
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