Cost of living comparison

Guatemala City, Guatemala

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 2.1 times more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 89.5% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 69.3% more in Ashgabat

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Ashgabat are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ashgabat.

Ashgabat vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.54	$34.54 TMT120.90	+571.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ48.94	$12.82 TMT44.87	+101.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.90	$3.24 TMT11.34	+179.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ6.96	$1.04 TMT3.66	+15.3%
Average			+216.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ24.89	$2.39 TMT8.35	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.01	$17.90 TMT62.65	+428.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.65	$16.12 TMT56.43	+118.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.74	$6.84 TMT23.93	+166.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.31	$5.38 TMT18.85	+57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.80	$2.71 TMT9.50	+62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.70	$4.01 TMT14.02	+439.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.89	$3.65 TMT12.78	+136.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.00	$1.71 TMT5.99	+88.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.43	$1.03 TMT3.62	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.50	$0.84 TMT2.94	-24.0%
Average			+133.7%

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.74	$1.56 TMT5.47	-62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.16	$8.55 TMT29.91	-36.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ138,404.09	$43,803.42 TMT153,311.97	+143.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.22	$9.69 TMT33.90	+10.7%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Guatemala City	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ331.51	$94.97 TMT332.38	+120.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ4,977.14	$1,125.36 TMT3,938.75	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,669.22	$747.86 TMT2,617.52	+115.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ463.46	$435.73 TMT1,525.05	+622.5%
Average			+232.9%

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pay 89.5% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,673.56	$22.79 TMT79.77	-89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ42,987.65	??
Average			-89.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.72	$5.06 TMT17.70	+57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.40	$6.98 TMT24.43	+111.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.68	$28.49 TMT99.72	+691.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ429.92	$147.20 TMT515.19	+163.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.32	$14.25 TMT49.86	+84.6%
Average			+221.4%

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pay 69.3% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ365.04	$85.47 TMT299.15	+79.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ428.39	$121.08 TMT423.79	+117.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ922.69	$163.82 TMT573.36	+36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ914.46	$170.94 TMT598.29	+43.7%
Average			+69.3%

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