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Ethiopia vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 32.9% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 83.1% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Guatemala	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.87	$4.26 ETB655.54	-18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.34	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.14	$0.61 ETB93.51	-49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$0.57 ETB87.20	-40.3%
Average			-26.3%

Guatemala vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.76	$1.26 ETB193.73	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 GTQ29.44	$4.34 ETB667.36	+12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 GTQ58.70	$5.42 ETB834.53	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 GTQ19.34	$2.28 ETB351.02	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.19	$5.76 ETB886.79	+50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$3.08 ETB473.48	+74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$0.43 ETB66.40	-43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$1.06 ETB162.78	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GTQ6.08	$0.40 ETB62.30	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$0.28 ETB42.45	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 GTQ7.62	$0.91 ETB139.43	-9.2%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.09	$4.81 ETB740.52	+18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,570.53 GTQ149,497.66	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+181.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.54 GTQ103.40	$3.62 ETB556.29	-73.3%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 83.1% more for housing

	Guatemala	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.52 GTQ355.36	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+179.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$811.38 GTQ6,198.05	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$485.36 GTQ3,707.66	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.53 GTQ378.35	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+146.3%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Guatemala	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.93 GTQ1,764.07	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,889.42 GTQ44,988.83	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+412.6%
Average			+176.7%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 GTQ27.16	$0.90 ETB138.50	-74.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$1.09 ETB167.35	-67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 GTQ30.40	$5.10 ETB784.81	+28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 GTQ342.29	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.18 GTQ54.82	$3.75 ETB577.06	-47.7%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 GTQ374.98	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.27 GTQ406.91	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.74 GTQ853.57	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.64 GTQ791.68	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+11.0%
Average			+7.0%

Guatemala vs. Ethiopia - 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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