Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 41.4% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Israel, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.34
|
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Israel
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.81
|
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.88
|
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.59
|
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.07
|
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Israel
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.41
|
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Israel
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Israel
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.46
|
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.10
|
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Israel
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
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