Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 2.4 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Iran, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
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