Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 51.5% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Guatemala
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$5.17
GTQ40.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$6.05
GTQ47.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$6.95
GTQ53.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$3.18
GTQ24.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.50
GTQ11.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 63.5% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.02
GTQ31.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$8.37
GTQ65.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,337.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Jersey
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$41.52
GTQ322.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$438.88
GTQ3,409.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$386.46
GTQ3,002.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$53.56
GTQ416.07
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$192.16
GTQ1,492.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,062.92
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.87
GTQ22.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$3.48
GTQ27.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$42.91
GTQ333.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$7.08
GTQ55.00
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$47.26
GTQ367.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$54.69
GTQ424.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$101.79
GTQ790.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$101.91
GTQ791.70
|
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