Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 2.3 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 60.9% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
$5.17
GTQ40.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
$6.05
GTQ47.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS406
|
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS272
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
$6.95
GTQ53.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
$3.18
GTQ24.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS982
|
$1.50
GTQ11.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS502
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS748
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS346
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
$4.02
GTQ31.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
$8.37
GTQ65.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,337.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
$41.52
GTQ322.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
$438.88
GTQ3,409.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
$386.46
GTQ3,002.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
$53.56
GTQ416.07
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
$192.16
GTQ1,492.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,062.92
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS695
|
$2.87
GTQ22.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
$3.48
GTQ27.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
$42.91
GTQ333.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
$7.08
GTQ55.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
$47.26
GTQ367.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
$54.69
GTQ424.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
$101.79
GTQ790.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
$101.91
GTQ791.70
|
|
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