Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 39.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Albania, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
|
pay 79.0% more for housing
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
|
pay 87.2% more for childcare
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Albania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
|
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