Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 49.6% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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