Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 0.4% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Georgia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
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