Cost of living comparison

 Armenia
compared to
 Guatemala
Guatemala vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 14.1% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.2% less in Guatemala
Groceries
pay 90.6% more in Guatemala
Transportation
pay 18.5% more in Guatemala
Housing
pay 10.1% more in Guatemala
Childcare
pay 28.9% less in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.7% more in Guatemala
Clothing
pay 5.3% less in Guatemala

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Guatemala are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Guatemala. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Guatemala.

Guatemala vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Armenia, you would:

pay 5.2% less for restaurants

 
Armenia
Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.61
AMD4,154.70
$4.86
GTQ37.52
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
AMD3,525.20
$6.24
GTQ48.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.86
AMD337.13
$0.94
GTQ7.23

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pay 90.6% more for groceries

 
Armenia
Guatemala
Bread
1 loaf
$0.70
AMD273.14
$2.77
GTQ21.36
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.88
AMD1,520.29
$3.39
GTQ26.11
Milk (1 gallon) $5.47
AMD2,143.15
$6.82
GTQ52.60

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

 
Armenia
Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.63
AMD1,811.26
$3.90
GTQ30.11
Monthly public transit pass $12.86
AMD5,036.00
$13.42
GTQ103.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,864.95
AMD12,086,405.84
$17,023.47
GTQ131,317.49

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pay 10.1% more for housing

 
Armenia
Guatemala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.21
AMD7,522.08
$43.14
GTQ332.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $684.28
AMD267,955.66
$525.45
GTQ4,053.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $447.92
AMD175,400.14
$368.89
GTQ2,845.56

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

 
Armenia
Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.71
AMD106,007.85
$217.77
GTQ1,679.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,038.40
AMD3,539,347.28
$5,593.73
GTQ43,149.54

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Armenia
Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.67
AMD654.68
$2.59
GTQ19.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.87
AMD1,122.72
$3.03
GTQ23.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
AMD1,007.20
$3.47
GTQ26.79

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

 
Armenia
Guatemala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.99
AMD27,799.46
$41.32
GTQ318.70
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.27
AMD20,076.20
$55.74
GTQ430.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$139.93
AMD54,794.35
$108.63
GTQ837.96

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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