Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 37.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Aruba
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
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