Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 14.2% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Greece, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Guatemala
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
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