Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 30.4% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.85
|
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.62
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
|
pay 97.8% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.91
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.41
|
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.30
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.17
|
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.26
|
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.60
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,107.72
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.34
|
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
Georgia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.23
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,291.65
|
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL885.63
|
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.72
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
Georgia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL546.33
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,503.10
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.22
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.71
|
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL7.99
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.79
|
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.29
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Georgia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.61
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.05
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL273.65
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL282.58
|
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
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