Cost of living comparison

Guatemala City, Guatemala

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 19.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 7.1% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Tirana. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.54	$10.92 ALL939	+112.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ48.94	$8.73 ALL751	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.90	$1.58 ALL136	+36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ6.96	$0.82 ALL71	-9.3%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ24.89	$1.00 ALL86	-69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.01	$6.31 ALL543	+86.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.65	$7.59 ALL653	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.74	$3.59 ALL309	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.31	$3.54 ALL304	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.80	$0.74 ALL63	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.70	$1.15 ALL99	+55.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.89	$0.82 ALL71	-46.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.00	$0.87 ALL75	-4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.43	$0.50 ALL43	-39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.50	$0.60 ALL52	-45.6%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.74	$7.84 ALL675	+89.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.16	$17.47 ALL1,502	+30.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ138,404.09	$29,474.40 ALL2,534,506	+63.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.22	$29.47 ALL2,535	+236.9%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ331.51	$18.21 ALL1,566	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ4,977.14	$594.90 ALL51,156	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,669.22	$412.58 ALL35,478	+18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ463.46	$78.02 ALL6,709	+29.4%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 7.1% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,673.56	$257.35 ALL22,129	+18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ42,987.65	$5,375.91 ALL462,274	-3.9%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.72	$2.73 ALL235	-15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.40	$1.85 ALL159	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.68	$3.82 ALL329	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ429.92	$46.89 ALL4,032	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.32	$8.73 ALL751	+13.1%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ365.04	$64.35 ALL5,533	+35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ428.39	$47.77 ALL4,108	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ922.69	$100.14 ALL8,611	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ914.46	$134.06 ALL11,528	+12.7%
Average			+4.3%

Guatemala City vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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