Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 62.0% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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