Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 38.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Norway, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 24.8% less for groceries
Norway
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
Norway
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Norway
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
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