Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 4.6% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$4.86
GTQ37.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$6.24
GTQ47.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$0.94
GTQ7.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.76
GTQ5.85
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$2.77
GTQ21.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$3.39
GTQ25.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$6.82
GTQ52.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$2.38
GTQ18.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$3.24
GTQ24.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$1.48
GTQ11.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.71
GTQ5.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$1.55
GTQ11.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$0.76
GTQ5.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.84
GTQ6.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$1.04
GTQ7.98
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$3.90
GTQ29.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$13.42
GTQ103.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$17,023.47
GTQ130,643.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$8.64
GTQ66.31
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$43.14
GTQ331.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$525.45
GTQ4,032.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$368.89
GTQ2,830.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$50.59
GTQ388.23
|
|
pay 23.5% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$217.77
GTQ1,671.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$5,593.73
GTQ42,928.08
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$2.59
GTQ19.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$3.03
GTQ23.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$3.47
GTQ26.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$43.30
GTQ332.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$7.72
GTQ59.23
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$41.32
GTQ317.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$55.74
GTQ427.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$108.63
GTQ833.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$100.77
GTQ773.33
|
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