Cost of living comparison
France is 2.0 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in France instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.18
|
$15.92
€14.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ47.01
|
$10.79
€9.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
$2.77
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
$1.90
€1.73
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
$1.79
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$9.16
€8.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.97
|
$4.45
€4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
$3.91
€3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.74
|
$6.37
€5.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.66
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
$1.51
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
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pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.20
|
$7.43
€6.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ65.01
|
$51.68
€47.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,350.54
|
$31,564.23
€28,741.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$18.46
€16.81
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ322.56
|
$30.98
€28.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,409.93
|
$779.01
€709.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ3,002.67
|
$611.60
€556.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ416.11
|
$139.72
€127.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,493.04
|
$707.64
€644.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ53,068.06
|
$9,850.44
€8,969.62
|
|
pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
$6.18
€5.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.30
|
$3.05
€2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ27.00
|
$11.75
€10.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ333.38
|
$34.96
€31.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ55.01
|
$11.84
€10.78
|
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pay 19.9% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ367.16
|
$92.28
€84.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.93
|
$37.39
€34.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ790.84
|
$93.47
€85.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ791.78
|
$126.59
€115.27
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