Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 44.5% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP80.02
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.02
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP59.46
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.26
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.95
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.82
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 77.6% more for housing
Botswana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP527.66
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,917.54
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,969.34
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 51.2% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,949.96
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,979.04
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.51
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.45
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.02
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP382.06
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP77.52
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP537.66
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP324.74
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP884.99
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP961.00
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
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