Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 7.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB108.57
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.95
|
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.86
|
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB318.79
|
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.48
|
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.04
|
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.31
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.16
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.97
|
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.79
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.05
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB164.02
|
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB389.75
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 56.9% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.85
|
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.66
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB293.13
|
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
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