Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 14.3% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.57
|
$9.11
BYN29.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ48.97
|
$5.16
BYN16.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.97
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ24.90
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
$3.06
BYN9.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.69
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.75
|
$1.29
BYN4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.33
|
$1.74
BYN5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.81
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.71
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
$0.98
BYN3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.76
|
$2.80
BYN9.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
$15.51
BYN50.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ138,490.16
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,060.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.27
|
$3.72
BYN12.17
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
$10.42
BYN34.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ4,980.23
|
$468.79
BYN1,531.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,670.88
|
$299.22
BYN977.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ463.75
|
$41.67
BYN136.11
|
|
pay 60.8% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
$301.24
BYN984.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,493.76
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.73
|
$1.43
BYN4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.42
|
$1.69
BYN5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.70
|
$1.82
BYN5.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ430.19
|
$31.67
BYN103.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
$4.56
BYN14.89
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ365.27
|
$62.57
BYN204.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
$47.40
BYN154.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ923.27
|
$106.39
BYN347.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ915.02
|
$97.82
BYN319.55
|
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