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
BOB21.04
|
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.65
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.48
|
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.73
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.16
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.98
|
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.66
|
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.57
|
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.34
|
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.28
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.37
|
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.82
|
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.06
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,892.74
|
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.22
|
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.18
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,342.58
|
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,390.48
|
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.76
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,224.14
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,593.09
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.25
|
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.75
|
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.95
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.22
|
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.94
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.89
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.88
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.27
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.94
|
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
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