Guyana vs Liberia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guyana Liberia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$1295
🏠 One person rent
$395
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$395
💸 GDP per capita
$20626
$800
😃 Human freedom index
6.74
6.39
❤️ Life expectancy
66
61.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
25
🌐 English speaking %
90.5%
82.7%
🎓 Higher education
31
27
😀 Quality of life
37
26
🏙️ Population
778K
5.21M

The average cost of living in Guyana ($990) is 88% more expensive than in Liberia ($526). Guyana ranked 87th vs 180th for Liberia 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 Guyana compared to 0.8 months in Liberia. Ranked 123rd and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guyana vs Liberia

We calculate prices for Guyana and Liberia as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 5 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.

Guyana Liberia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.75
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$597
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1729
$849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$5.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.95
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$84.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23151
$2987

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Cities Comparison in Guyana vs Liberia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guyana

City Cost of living Population
Georgetown
$986
235K
Linden
$1015
28.7K
New Amsterdam
$1013
17.3K

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$528
1.02M
Kakata
$494
33.9K
Greenville
$494
17.6K
Sanniquellie
$495
12K
Yekepa
$494
11K