Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 49.6% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.74
|
$9.90
PLN39.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.18
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.94
|
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.00
|
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.01
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.14
|
$4.36
PLN17.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.93
|
$3.80
PLN15.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.84
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.44
|
$2.54
PLN10.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.86
|
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.73
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.95
|
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.54
|
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.90
|
$6.20
PLN25.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.66
|
$27.22
PLN109.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,081.23
|
$30,732.76
PLN124,046.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.55
|
$7.92
PLN31.96
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ333.13
|
$17.20
PLN69.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,001.49
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,319.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,682.28
|
$832.44
PLN3,359.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ465.72
|
$224.46
PLN905.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,681.75
|
$507.82
PLN2,049.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,197.97
|
$12,579.90
PLN50,776.38
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.84
|
$3.71
PLN14.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.52
|
$3.66
PLN14.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
$4.76
PLN19.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ432.02
|
$42.25
PLN170.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ366.83
|
$89.45
PLN361.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ430.49
|
$41.56
PLN167.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ927.21
|
$88.32
PLN356.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ918.93
|
$102.18
PLN412.41
|
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