Today we look at moving to Georgetown in Guyana from Gibraltar in Gibraltar. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Georgetown people speak English and indigenous languages, Creole, Hindi and Urdu. In Gibraltar people speak English and Spanish.
Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana. Gibraltar is a self-governing British overseas territory.
Georgetown is Guyana's largest city and it contains a large portion of the major businesses. The role of the UK Ministry of Defence, which at one time was Gibraltar's main source of income, has declined, with today's economy mainly based on shipping, tourism, financial services, and the Internet.
The overall cost of living rank in Georgetown is 188 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Gibraltar to Georgetown will experience a change in cost of living of -4.2%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Georgetown is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% compared to Gibraltar with a hardship index of 20% which is a some hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Guyana, Georgetown Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Location: Guyana is in Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela.
Country Climate: Tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January).
Country Terrain: Mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south.
Major Languages: English, indigenous languages, Creole, Hindi, Urdu.
Major Religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam.
Country Population: 0.765 million (2008 est.) 0.767 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Guyana is mainly based on agriculture (production of rice and Demerara sugar), bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing and minerals. Guyana is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Chronic problems include a shortage of skilled labour and a deficient infrastructure.
Currency: Guyanese Dollar (GYD).
Country Inflation: 8.1% (2008 est.) 2.9% (2009 est.).
City: Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana.
City Economy: Georgetown is Guyana's largest city and it contains a large portion of the major businesses.
Cost of Living: Georgetown has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Georgetown is currently ranked 223 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Guyana is in Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela.
Country Climate: Tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January).
Country Terrain: Mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south.
Major Languages: English, indigenous languages, Creole, Hindi, Urdu.
Major Religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam.
Country Population: 0.765 million (2008 est.) 0.767 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Guyana is mainly based on agriculture (production of rice and Demerara sugar), bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing and minerals. Guyana is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Chronic problems include a shortage of skilled labour and a deficient infrastructure.
Currency: Guyanese Dollar (GYD).
Country Inflation: 8.1% (2008 est.) 2.9% (2009 est.).
City: Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana.
City Economy: Georgetown is Guyana's largest city and it contains a large portion of the major businesses.
Cost of Living: Georgetown has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Georgetown is currently ranked 223 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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