Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 38.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.28
|
$5.22
Q40.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$1.04
Q8.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.28
|
$2.52
Q19.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$6.12
Q47.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$2.75
Q21.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.43
Q11.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$3.76
Q29.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.80
|
$14.82
Q115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.34
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Belgium
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.25
|
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.51
|
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.17
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$2.32
Q17.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.80
|
$41.57
Q322.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.67
|
$6.84
Q53.07
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.96
|
$95.99
Q744.98
|
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