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Bangkok vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 26.5% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 41.6% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.88	$2.91 THB101.05	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ49.36	$5.83 THB202.10	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.97	$0.62 THB21.36	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ7.02	$0.29 THB10.12	-67.8%
Average			-41.6%

Guatemala City vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ25.10	$1.52 THB52.80	-53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.24	$11.74 THB407.25	+246.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ57.14	$7.32 THB253.88	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.91	$2.27 THB78.82	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.54	$1.31 THB45.61	-61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.91	$1.47 THB51.04	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.75	$0.73 THB25.20	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.99	$1.04 THB35.91	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.06	$0.80 THB27.91	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.48	$0.71 THB24.72	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.57	$0.62 THB21.59	-43.7%
Average			+0.3%

Guatemala City vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ32.02	$4.47 THB154.90	+8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ104.05	$39.32 THB1,364.16	+193.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ139,596.60	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	+207.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.80	$10.34 THB358.72	+18.2%
Average			+106.7%

Guatemala City vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ334.37	$15.36 THB532.84	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ5,020.02	$571.31 THB19,818.69	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,692.22	$301.88 THB10,472.37	-13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ467.45	$67.33 THB2,335.72	+11.6%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,687.98	$632.63 THB21,946.18	+190.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,358.04	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	+135.8%
Average			+163.2%

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.93	$2.33 THB80.84	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.62	$2.58 THB89.63	-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.92	$4.20 THB145.76	+16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ433.62	$54.58 THB1,893.33	-2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.83	$7.28 THB252.62	-5.7%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ368.19	$55.27 THB1,917.27	+16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ432.08	$34.84 THB1,208.57	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ930.64	$97.10 THB3,368.27	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ922.33	$92.12 THB3,195.68	-22.6%
Average			-15.7%

Guatemala City vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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