Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 32.3% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.0% less in Guatemala
- Groceries
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pay 6.1% less in Guatemala
- Transportation
-
pay 54.1% less in Guatemala
- Housing
-
pay 22.4% less in Guatemala
- Childcare
-
pay 53.8% less in Guatemala
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 28.7% less in Guatemala
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0% less in Guatemala
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Guatemala.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of France, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Guatemala
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€15.17
|
$4.86
GTQ37.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.53
|
$6.24
GTQ48.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.65
|
$0.94
GTQ7.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.80
|
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
France
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.66
|
$2.77
GTQ21.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.21
|
$3.39
GTQ26.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.38
|
$6.82
GTQ52.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.68
|
$2.38
GTQ18.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.65
|
$3.24
GTQ24.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.23
|
$1.48
GTQ11.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.71
GTQ5.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.25
|
$1.55
GTQ11.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.43
|
$0.76
GTQ5.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.88
|
$0.84
GTQ6.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$1.04
GTQ8.01
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
France
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€7.03
|
$3.90
GTQ30.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.86
|
$13.42
GTQ103.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€30,318.20
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,127.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€17.13
|
$8.64
GTQ66.55
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
France
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€29.16
|
$43.14
GTQ332.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€727.51
|
$525.45
GTQ4,047.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€586.13
|
$368.89
GTQ2,841.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€135.86
|
$50.59
GTQ389.67
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
France
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€669.41
|
$217.77
GTQ1,677.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,886.74
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,087.12
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€6.02
|
$2.59
GTQ19.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.92
|
$3.03
GTQ23.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.47
|
$3.47
GTQ26.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.83
|
$43.30
GTQ333.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.73
|
$7.72
GTQ59.45
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
France
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€86.92
|
$41.32
GTQ318.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.62
|
$55.74
GTQ429.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€88.76
|
$108.63
GTQ836.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€123.06
|
$100.77
GTQ776.20
|
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