Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 82.6% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$4.86
GTQ37.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$6.24
GTQ48.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$0.94
GTQ7.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.76
GTQ5.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$2.77
GTQ21.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$3.39
GTQ26.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$6.82
GTQ52.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$2.38
GTQ18.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$3.24
GTQ25.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$1.48
GTQ11.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.71
GTQ5.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$1.55
GTQ11.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.76
GTQ5.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.84
GTQ6.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$1.04
GTQ8.02
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$3.90
GTQ30.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.42
GTQ103.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,374.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$8.64
GTQ66.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$43.14
GTQ332.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$525.45
GTQ4,055.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$368.89
GTQ2,846.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$50.59
GTQ390.40
|
|
pay 46.2% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$217.77
GTQ1,680.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,168.29
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$2.59
GTQ20.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$3.03
GTQ23.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$3.47
GTQ26.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$43.30
GTQ334.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$7.72
GTQ59.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$41.32
GTQ318.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$55.74
GTQ430.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$108.63
GTQ838.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$100.77
GTQ777.66
|
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