Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 0.7% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 55.4% more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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