Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 15.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD794
|
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD850
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD129
|
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD442
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD539
|
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD266
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD326
|
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD693
|
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,618
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,129,277
|
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD791
|
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,579
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,317
|
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,031
|
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,674
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
|
pay 2.3% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,538
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD598,800
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD226
|
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD187
|
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD423
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,869
|
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD504
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,144
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,947
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,275
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,106
|
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
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