Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 50.4% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
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Guatemala City
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.22
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.69
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.52
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
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pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.71
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.26
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.72
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.64
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ24.93
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.81
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.17
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.65
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.45
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.41
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 73.2% more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.43
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.35
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,087.17
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.07
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
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pay 79.3% more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ317.14
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,218.61
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,918.35
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ468.07
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
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pay 65.3% more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,483.12
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,712.79
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
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pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.06
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ447.07
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ431.17
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ422.10
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ822.38
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ931.39
|
$101.02
€92.90
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