Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 25.4% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ39.91
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.69
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.07
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.28
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ19.99
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.26
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.60
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.05
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.57
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.58
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.17
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.65
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.64
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.41
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ30.99
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.57
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ131,450.00
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.06
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ320.37
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,386.73
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ2,982.24
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ413.28
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,482.89
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ52,706.98
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.64
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.15
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.82
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ331.12
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.63
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ364.66
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ422.04
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ785.46
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ786.39
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
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