Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 7.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 76.6% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 26.2% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 28.5% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Guatemala City

The cost of restaurants, housing, and groceries in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Guatemala City. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Guatemala City.

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Guatemala City vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 76.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$6.81 GTQ52.10	+129.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.86 GTQ60.11	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.13 GTQ8.62	+73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.95 GTQ7.27	+169.5%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$3.06 GTQ23.38	+106.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$3.16 GTQ24.18	-63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$7.79 GTQ59.62	+7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.54 GTQ19.40	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+161.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.77 GTQ13.56	+0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.76 GTQ5.83	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.29 GTQ9.90	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.74 GTQ5.63	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.97 GTQ7.43	+40.5%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 26.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$5.17 GTQ39.53	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$14.23 GTQ108.90	-59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	-11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	??
Average			-26.2%

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pay 28.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$46.14 GTQ353.04	+158.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	+57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$55.58 GTQ425.28	-32.2%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	-40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	-59.5%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$3.27 GTQ25.05	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.34 GTQ25.59	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.06 GTQ31.06	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$39.43 GTQ301.73	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$6.48 GTQ49.59	-14.5%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$49.64 GTQ379.84	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$47.46 GTQ363.17	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$117.72 GTQ900.82	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$112.60 GTQ861.58	+2.4%
Average			-0.9%

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