Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 3.1 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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