Guyana vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guyana Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$551
$299
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$449
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.7
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1109
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$29675
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
4.85
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
14
🌐 English speaking %
90.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
53
28
🏙️ Population
831K
6.92M

The average cost of living in Guyana ($1215) is 61% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($756). Guyana ranked 65th vs 140th for Nicaragua 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 0.2 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 84th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guyana vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Guyana and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 10 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.7
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2430
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3578
$1188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1572
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$6.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$7.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.34
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.9
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18818
$6084

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guyana

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

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$788
937K
Leon
$759
174K
Masaya
$817
140K
Chinandega
$791
122K
Granada
$706
105K
Esteli
$716
112K
Matagalpa
$665
133K
Jinotega
$503
99.4K
Juigalpa
$796
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$844
14.7K