Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 33.5% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
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Guatemala
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$9.98
|
$5.17
GTQ40.18
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.48
|
$6.05
GTQ47.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.49
|
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$3.99
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$4.91
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.32
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.60
|
$6.95
GTQ53.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.25
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$3.92
|
$3.18
GTQ24.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
$1.50
GTQ11.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.58
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.26
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.36
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.25
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.09
|
$4.02
GTQ31.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.37
GTQ65.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,451.15
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,337.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$354.37
|
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Guatemala
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$174.19
|
$41.52
GTQ322.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$798.58
|
$438.88
GTQ3,409.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$698.76
|
$386.46
GTQ3,002.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$109.16
|
$53.56
GTQ416.07
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$192.16
GTQ1,492.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,395.74
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,062.92
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$7.99
|
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.82
|
$2.87
GTQ22.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$29.95
|
$3.48
GTQ27.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$41.59
|
$42.91
GTQ333.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.73
|
$7.08
GTQ55.00
|
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pay 14.6% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$124.78
|
$47.26
GTQ367.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$59.89
|
$54.69
GTQ424.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$124.78
|
$101.79
GTQ790.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$144.74
|
$101.91
GTQ791.70
|
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