Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 8.2% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 45.0% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Guatemala, you would:

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pay 15.9% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+20.7%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$2.08 COP6,604.13	-31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$3.94 COP12,511.51	+33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$1.60 COP5,080.61	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-26.9%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$57.51 COP183K	+304.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$24,696.92 COP78M	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.04 COP66,775.93
Average			+44.7%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Guatemala	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$745.73 COP2M	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$482.25 COP2M	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$101.48 COP322K	+103.7%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 45.0% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$597.35 COP2M	+75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$8,009.31 COP25M	+19.8%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$41.34 COP131K	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+2.7%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$82.92 COP263K	+76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$53.80 COP171K	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$134.00 COP425K	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$115.03 COP365K	+20.0%
Average			+32.4%

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