Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in France instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.56
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.83
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.09
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.79
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 61.9% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.05
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.55
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.52
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.01
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.35
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.15
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.14
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.86
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.19
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.18
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,497.45
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.25
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 66.4% more for housing
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q373.37
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,081.32
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,035.65
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.70
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,337.82
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,970.77
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.69
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.00
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.07
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q323.00
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.13
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q341.20
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q371.03
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q762.68
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q745.83
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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