Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 7.7% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.49
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ48.87
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.89
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.95
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ24.85
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ25.98
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.57
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.71
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.28
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.78
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.70
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.87
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.42
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.49
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.70
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.02
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ138,212.30
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.13
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.05
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ4,970.24
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,665.52
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ462.81
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,671.24
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ42,928.08
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.68
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.36
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.64
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ429.32
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.23
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ364.53
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ427.80
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ921.42
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ913.19
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
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