Guyana vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guyana Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$971
🏠 One person rent
$551
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$253
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.7
$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1109
$285
💸 GDP per capita
$29675
$6569
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
4.67
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
13
🌐 English speaking %
90.5%
2%
🎓 Higher education
32
35
😀 Quality of life
53
30
🏙️ Population
831K
7.38M

The average cost of living in Guyana ($1215) is 203% more expensive than in Libya ($401). Guyana ranked 65th vs 195th for Libya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Guyana compared to 0.7 months in Libya. Ranked 84th and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guyana vs Libya

We calculate prices for Guyana and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 13 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 Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.7
$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.61
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$0.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$97.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2430
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$31.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
20.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3578
$528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1572
$219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$7.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$1.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$30.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.34
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.9
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$57.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18818
$865

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In Guyana

City Cost of living Population
Georgetown
$1212
235K
Linden
$1236
28.7K
New Amsterdam
$1236
14.8K

In Libya

City Cost of living Population
Misrata
$378
881K
Tripoli
$478
1.29M
Benghazi
$378
632K
Ajdabiya
$366
416K
Al-Khums
$376
202K
Zawiya
$313
199K
Tobruk
$360
136K
Gharyan
$364
123K
Sabha
$360
99K
Sabratha
$355
102K
Derna
$358
90K
Zuwarah
$353
80.3K
Yafran
$377
72.7K