Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 39.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.76
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.41
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.20
|
$2.81
GTQ21.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.33
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.35
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.66
|
$2.29
GTQ17.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.32
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.28
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.80
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.80
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.90
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.06
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY275.86
|
$12.87
GTQ99.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,673.90
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,925.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY185.58
|
$8.43
GTQ65.47
|
|
pay 73.7% more for housing
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY352.53
|
$41.10
GTQ319.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,250.95
|
$546.68
GTQ4,244.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,830.87
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,725.03
|
$60.66
GTQ470.89
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,396.99
|
$192.19
GTQ1,492.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY256,974.70
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,030.63
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY97.80
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.53
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.18
|
$3.60
GTQ27.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,185.93
|
$57.93
GTQ449.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY150.47
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,549.28
|
$55.87
GTQ433.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,429.44
|
$54.70
GTQ424.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY2,989.29
|
$106.57
GTQ827.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,673.69
|
$120.70
GTQ937.00
|
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