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Taipei vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 40.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 59.1% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 0.6% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Taipei

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

Taipei vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.86	$6.55 NT$205.75	+25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.32	$5.55 NT$174.37	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.13	$1.14 NT$35.93	-4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$0.74 NT$23.11	-22.3%
Average			-3.3%

Guatemala City vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.75	$1.87 NT$58.85	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.01	$9.47 NT$297.19	+141.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.79	$11.91 NT$373.86	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.50	$2.64 NT$83.01	+3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.18	$4.42 NT$138.63	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$2.29 NT$72.00	+30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$1.37 NT$43.14	+81.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$1.37 NT$43.01	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.57	$1.92 NT$60.42	+123.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$1.29 NT$40.40	+64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.20	$1.07 NT$33.62	-11.1%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 59.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.08	$3.83 NT$120.24	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	+188.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	+85.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.62	$9.34 NT$293.19	-32.4%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ355.27	$25.93 NT$813.86	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	+34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ468.89	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	+1.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	+172.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	+203.3%
Average			+187.7%

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.91	$3.24 NT$101.84	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$3.80 NT$119.18	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.89	$3.93 NT$123.45	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ371.43	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.80	$10.98 NT$344.63	+53.0%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ392.83	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	+29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ406.86	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	-31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ937.44	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ929.96	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	-4.9%
Average			-8.8%

Guatemala City vs. Taipei - 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: December 2025

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