Guyana vs Palau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guyana Palau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$990
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$395
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$571
💸 GDP per capita
$20626
$14565
😃 Human freedom index
6.74
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
66
69.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
49
🌐 English speaking %
90.5%
92.5%
🎓 Higher education
31
1
😀 Quality of life
37
42
🏙️ Population
778K
21.7K

The average cost of living in Guyana ($990) is 15% less expensive than in Palau ($1169). Guyana ranked 87th vs 61st for Palau 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 0.5 months in Palau. Ranked 123rd and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guyana vs Palau

We calculate prices for Guyana and Palau as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 2 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 Palau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.75
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$6.96
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$597
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
14.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$1341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1729
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$2.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$22.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.95
$4.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23151
$5947

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In Guyana

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

In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1168
299
Ngerulmud
$1169
271