Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 31.7% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
$5.15
GTQ39.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY252.58
|
$6.37
GTQ49.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.15
|
$1.16
GTQ8.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.52
|
$0.91
GTQ7.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.99
|
$3.24
GTQ25.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY160.12
|
$3.39
GTQ26.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY135.56
|
$7.37
GTQ56.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.40
|
$2.57
GTQ19.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.78
|
$3.42
GTQ26.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.90
|
$1.67
GTQ12.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.62
|
$0.74
GTQ5.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.78
|
$1.55
GTQ11.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.82
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.98
|
$1.11
GTQ8.54
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY167.27
|
$4.13
GTQ31.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
$13.42
GTQ103.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,557,926.95
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,081.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY187.71
|
$8.75
GTQ67.55
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY399.59
|
$43.14
GTQ333.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,584.70
|
$647.65
GTQ5,001.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,873.82
|
$347.33
GTQ2,682.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,843.78
|
$60.31
GTQ465.72
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,442.99
|
$217.77
GTQ1,681.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY360,900.07
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,197.97
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY121.24
|
$3.22
GTQ24.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.75
|
$3.31
GTQ25.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.72
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,421.11
|
$55.94
GTQ432.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY202.07
|
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,968.40
|
$47.50
GTQ366.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,583.05
|
$55.74
GTQ430.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,619.35
|
$120.06
GTQ927.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,240.27
|
$118.99
GTQ918.93
|
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