Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 43.2% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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