Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 1.5% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.02
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.23
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.56
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.26
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.17
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.12
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.35
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.87
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.10
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.15
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.76
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.82
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn273.58
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.72
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
Croatia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 8.4% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn998.45
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.62
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.31
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn274.25
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.95
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn573.19
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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