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Guyana vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 6.2 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% less in Guyana
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Guyana
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Guyana
Housing: pay 57.3% less in Guyana
Childcare: pay 38.5 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 53.5% less in Guyana

The cost of childcare and transportation in Guyana are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Guyana. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

Guyana vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 48.3% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT120.90	$11.88 GYD2,478.15	-65.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT44.87	$8.55 GYD1,784.27	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.34	$1.21 GYD252.77	-62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.66	$0.71 GYD148.69	-31.8%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.35	$2.01 GYD418.46	-16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.65	$5.36 GYD1,117.41	-70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.43	$12.31 GYD2,568.37	-23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT23.93	$3.41 GYD710.40	-50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.85	$2.63 GYD548.27	-51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.50	$1.78 GYD371.87	-34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.02	$1.20 GYD251.18	-69.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.78	$1.70 GYD354.26	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT5.99	$2.05 GYD426.75	+19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.62	$0.71 GYD147.39	-31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.94	$0.93 GYD194.25	+10.9%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.47	$4.00 GYD834.89	+155.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT29.91	$28.51 GYD5,947.55	+233.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	$15,680.67 GYD3,271,154.36	-64.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT33.90	$28.99 GYD6,046.68	+199.2%
Average			+131.1%

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pay 57.3% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT332.38	$61.18 GYD12,762.46	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	$617.07 GYD128,728.20	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	$281.14 GYD58,649.48	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	$61.00 GYD12,725.29	-86.0%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 38.5 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT79.77	$876.83 GYD182,916.37	+3747.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$23,225.94 GYD4,845,179.71
Average			+3747.1%

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pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.70	$2.14 GYD446.07	-57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.43	$3.88 GYD809.53	-44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT99.72	$2.19 GYD455.98	-92.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT515.19	$38.81 GYD8,095.28	-73.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT49.86	$5.94 GYD1,239.07	-58.3%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 53.5% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT299.15	$38.01 GYD7,930.07	-55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT423.79	$52.27 GYD10,903.85	-56.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT573.36	$83.63 GYD17,446.16	-48.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT598.29	$80.78 GYD16,851.40	-52.7%
Average			-53.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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