Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 31.7% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
$5.15
GTQ39.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY254.07
|
$6.37
GTQ48.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.41
|
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.62
|
$0.91
GTQ6.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.16
|
$3.24
GTQ24.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY161.06
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY136.36
|
$7.37
GTQ56.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.75
|
$2.57
GTQ19.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY94.34
|
$3.42
GTQ26.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.00
|
$1.67
GTQ12.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.80
|
$0.74
GTQ5.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.87
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.93
|
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.65
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.02
|
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY168.26
|
$4.13
GTQ31.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,567,120.07
|
$18,009.72
GTQ138,490.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY188.82
|
$8.75
GTQ67.27
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY401.94
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,706.16
|
$647.65
GTQ4,980.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,955.69
|
$347.33
GTQ2,670.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,854.66
|
$60.31
GTQ463.75
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,545.92
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY363,029.69
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY121.95
|
$3.22
GTQ24.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY99.34
|
$3.31
GTQ25.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.14
|
$3.60
GTQ27.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,429.49
|
$55.94
GTQ430.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY203.26
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,980.01
|
$47.50
GTQ365.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,592.39
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,640.71
|
$120.06
GTQ923.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,259.39
|
$118.99
GTQ915.02
|
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