Dominica vs Guyana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dominica	Guyana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2801	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$378	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$1179
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.5	$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$536
💸 GDP per capita	$9833	$20765
😃 Human freedom index	6.1	6.91
❤️ Life expectancy	73	66
👮 Corruption perceptions index	60	39
🌐 English speaking %	94%	90.5%
🎓 Higher education	32	31
😀 Quality of life	43	37
🏙️ Population	74.7K	778K

The average cost of living in Dominica ($1036) is 2% less expensive than in Guyana ($1057). Dominica ranked 79th vs 75th for Guyana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dominica compared to 0.5 months in Guyana. Ranked 104th and 122nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Dominica vs Guyana

We calculate prices for Dominica and Guyana as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

	Dominica	Guyana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.6	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1041	$1525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$938
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.6	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.61%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1225	$3865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$1726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.3	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.56	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.51	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$8.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.39	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.8	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.61	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$881
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$23394