Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 48.1% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Guam, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Guatemala
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
Guam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.69
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Guam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.41
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Guam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.27
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,304.42
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.96
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$283.31
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Guam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.08
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,850.00
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.09
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$115.38
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Guam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.17
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.75
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.17
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
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