Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 29.3% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 53.5% more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Guatemala
Housing: pay 61.2% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 43.2% more in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Guatemala

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Guatemala are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Guatemala.

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Guatemala vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$6.81 GTQ52.10	-39.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$7.86 GTQ60.11	-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$0.95 GTQ7.27	+76.8%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 53.5% more for groceries

	Georgia	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$3.06 GTQ23.38	+374.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$2.94 GTQ22.53	-28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$7.79 GTQ59.62	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$2.46 GTQ18.82	-3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$1.77 GTQ13.56	+183.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$0.76 GTQ5.83	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$1.29 GTQ9.90	+81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$0.73 GTQ5.62	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.69 GTQ5.25	+83.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.88 GTQ6.75	+189.7%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	Georgia	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$5.04 GTQ38.56	-4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$14.23 GTQ108.90	+22.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	+22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	??
Average			+11.0%

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pay 61.2% more for housing

	Georgia	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$46.14 GTQ353.04	+193.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	+63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$49.82 GTQ381.19	-19.4%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 43.2% more for childcare

	Georgia	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	+38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	+48.5%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$3.27 GTQ25.05	+48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$3.34 GTQ25.59	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$3.99 GTQ30.56	+23.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$40.26 GTQ308.05	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$6.48 GTQ49.59	+7.0%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Georgia	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$46.92 GTQ359.05	-42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$47.46 GTQ363.17	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$104.97 GTQ803.21	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$95.86 GTQ733.50	-10.1%
Average			-12.8%

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