Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 39.0% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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