Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 38.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Guatemala
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.77
|
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Guatemala
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Guatemala
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Guatemala
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
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