Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 3.3% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.41
|
$6.22
TRY213.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.90
|
$6.22
TRY213.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.56
|
$1.05
TRY35.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.81
|
$0.63
TRY21.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.39
|
$3.70
TRY126.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.97
|
$3.76
TRY129.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.72
|
$1.73
TRY59.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.04
|
$2.58
TRY88.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.87
|
$0.47
TRY16.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
$0.66
TRY22.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.69
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
$0.49
TRY16.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.28
TRY9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.59
|
$4.74
TRY162.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.80
|
$8.55
TRY293.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,718.12
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,599,561.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.37
|
$5.75
TRY197.28
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ318.58
|
$10.93
TRY374.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,237.75
|
$534.79
TRY18,338.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,931.59
|
$366.77
TRY12,576.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.19
|
$53.48
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 74.4% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,489.85
|
$446.32
TRY15,304.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,951.91
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,180.01
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.96
|
$3.03
TRY103.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.16
|
$2.34
TRY80.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.94
|
$1.80
TRY61.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.09
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.88
|
$4.66
TRY159.96
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.13
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.02
|
$44.31
TRY1,519.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ826.11
|
$92.67
TRY3,177.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ935.61
|
$82.89
TRY2,842.30
|
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