Cost of living comparison
Finland is 80.8% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Finland instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
$13.85
€12.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
$2.57
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$3.73
€3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
$4.21
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
$5.06
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
$1.65
€1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
$7.87
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
$60.62
€56.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
$18.81
€17.45
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
$746.03
€692.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
$620.54
€575.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
|
pay 36.3% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
$310.89
€288.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
$7.16
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
$43.05
€39.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
$15.48
€14.36
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
$107.88
€100.08
|
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