Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 74.3% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 68.4% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 32.2% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 92.1% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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