Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 37.9% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
$4.86
GTQ37.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.87
|
$6.24
GTQ48.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
$0.94
GTQ7.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
$2.77
GTQ21.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
$3.39
GTQ26.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.09
|
$6.82
GTQ52.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.42
|
$2.38
GTQ18.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
$3.24
GTQ25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
$1.48
GTQ11.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$1.55
GTQ11.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
$1.04
GTQ8.04
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
$3.90
GTQ30.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.86
|
$13.42
GTQ103.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,394.54
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,664.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.63
|
$8.64
GTQ66.83
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB312.57
|
$43.14
GTQ333.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,353.08
|
$525.45
GTQ4,063.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,396.72
|
$368.89
GTQ2,853.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.66
|
$50.59
GTQ391.26
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,229.63
|
$217.77
GTQ1,684.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,694.41
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,263.45
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
$2.59
GTQ20.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.83
|
$3.03
GTQ23.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
$3.47
GTQ26.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB240.29
|
$43.30
GTQ334.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.14
|
$7.72
GTQ59.70
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB290.19
|
$41.32
GTQ319.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB335.38
|
$55.74
GTQ431.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB429.19
|
$108.63
GTQ840.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB378.64
|
$100.77
GTQ779.37
|
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