Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 85.8% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH241.20
|
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.75
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.12
|
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.48
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.29
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.74
|
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.52
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.79
|
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.04
|
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.47
|
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.23
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.09
|
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.46
|
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH428.01
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,080,899.00
|
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.07
|
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH222.18
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,371.56
|
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,800.92
|
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,362.00
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,305.84
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,581.03
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.19
|
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.74
|
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.08
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH852.77
|
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.37
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,924.99
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,313.88
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,091.10
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,385.90
|
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
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