Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 13.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Albania, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
|
pay 44.1% more for childcare
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
|
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