Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 50.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD298.20
|
$4.86
GTQ37.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD253.70
|
$6.24
GTQ48.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD84.34
|
$0.94
GTQ7.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD59.69
|
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD38.38
|
$2.77
GTQ21.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD199.49
|
$3.39
GTQ26.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD257.65
|
$6.82
GTQ52.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD118.09
|
$2.38
GTQ18.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD160.58
|
$3.24
GTQ25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.70
|
$1.48
GTQ11.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD33.43
|
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD28.67
|
$1.55
GTQ11.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.16
|
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.09
|
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD24.80
|
$1.04
GTQ8.04
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD303.45
|
$3.90
GTQ30.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,399.39
|
$13.42
GTQ103.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,745,623.38
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,664.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD312.40
|
$8.64
GTQ66.83
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD939.13
|
$43.14
GTQ333.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD13,913.96
|
$525.45
GTQ4,063.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,313.51
|
$368.89
GTQ2,853.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,804.35
|
$50.59
GTQ391.26
|
|
pay 96.9% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD12,881.53
|
$217.77
GTQ1,684.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD107,675.25
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,263.45
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD101.95
|
$2.59
GTQ20.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD89.29
|
$3.03
GTQ23.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD156.70
|
$3.47
GTQ26.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,435.06
|
$43.30
GTQ334.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD271.19
|
$7.72
GTQ59.70
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,866.23
|
$41.32
GTQ319.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,912.64
|
$55.74
GTQ431.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,132.87
|
$108.63
GTQ840.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,731.12
|
$100.77
GTQ779.37
|
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