Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 74.0% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
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Guatemala City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
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pay 33.1% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
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