The official currency is the Euro. French Guiana is the most expensive among all South American countries. Traveling to French Guiana’s interiors is expensive, so plan your trip. The budget traveler would find it hard to get by with less than US$55 a day.
The French Guiana food is a blend of different cuisines ranging from Indonesian to Chinese to Vietnamese to French to Spanish.
The culture of French Guiana, is very similar to that of the English speaking Caribbean, so much so that Guyana is considered a Caribbean Nation. Guyana shares similar interests with the islands of the West Indies.