Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 21.8% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
|
pay 46.5% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
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