Guyana vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guyana Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$3111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3150
$7095
🏠 One person rent
$529
$2112
🏘️ Family rent
$911
$3785
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$277
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1101
$4399
💸 GDP per capita
$29675
$90674
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
7.73
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
84
🌐 English speaking %
90.5%
96.4%
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
53
96
🏙️ Population
831K
6.04M

The average cost of living in Guyana ($1181) is 62% less expensive than in Singapore ($3111). Guyana ranked 68th vs 5th for Singapore 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 1.4 months in Singapore. Ranked 84th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guyana vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Guyana and Singapore 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 Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.6
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.62
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$8.22
 Cappuccino
$5.21
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1846
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$5208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1071
$3361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3530
$23886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1492
$7829
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.7
$26.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$4.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$9.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$84.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1023
$1394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19927
$31314

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In Guyana

City Cost of living Population
Georgetown
$1181
235K
Linden
$1180
28.7K
New Amsterdam
$1174
14.8K

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3119
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2806
152K