Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 5.0% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Japan, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Guatemala
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$5.17
GTQ40.18
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
$6.05
GTQ47.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.95
GTQ53.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$3.18
GTQ24.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.50
GTQ11.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$4.02
GTQ31.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
$8.37
GTQ65.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,337.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
Japan
|
Guatemala
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
$41.52
GTQ322.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
$438.88
GTQ3,409.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
$386.46
GTQ3,002.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
$53.56
GTQ416.07
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Japan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
$192.16
GTQ1,492.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,062.92
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Guatemala
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.87
GTQ22.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$3.48
GTQ27.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
$42.91
GTQ333.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
$7.08
GTQ55.00
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Guatemala
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
$47.26
GTQ367.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
$54.69
GTQ424.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
$101.79
GTQ790.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
$101.91
GTQ791.70
|
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