Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 58.4% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 51.3% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
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