Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 17.5% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
$5.80
KGS503.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
$5.68
KGS493.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
$0.68
KGS58.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
$0.33
KGS28.76
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
$0.48
KGS41.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
$5.14
KGS446.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
$3.25
KGS281.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
$1.76
KGS152.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
$2.41
KGS209.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
$0.47
KGS40.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
$0.85
KGS73.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
$0.94
KGS81.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
$0.90
KGS78.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
$0.23
KGS19.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
$0.24
KGS20.84
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
$2.90
KGS252.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
$7.54
KGS654.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,423,665.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
$4.18
KGS362.51
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
$12.05
KGS1,045.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
$474.69
KGS41,202.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
$353.07
KGS30,646.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
$23.19
KGS2,012.84
|
|
pay 8.0% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
$230.15
KGS19,976.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
$6,168.50
KGS535,426.10
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
$1.16
KGS100.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
$2.06
KGS178.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
$1.56
KGS135.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
$43.01
KGS3,732.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
$4.35
KGS377.61
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
$40.60
KGS3,524.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
$38.86
KGS3,373.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
$103.88
KGS9,016.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
$96.67
KGS8,391.34
|
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