Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 61.9% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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