Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 10.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Burma, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Burma
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Burma
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Burma
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Burma
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Burma
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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