Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Georgia

Georgia vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 22.6% cheaper than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Georgia
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Georgia
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Georgia
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Georgia
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Georgia

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

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Georgia vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.2% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$11.33 GEL29.34	+66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$10.10 GEL26.16	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.17 GEL3.04	+4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$0.54 GEL1.39	-43.4%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$0.64 GEL1.67	-78.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$4.12 GEL10.66	+39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$7.60 GEL19.67	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$2.54 GEL6.57	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$2.81 GEL7.27	-34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$0.63 GEL1.62	-64.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.80 GEL2.07	+4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.71 GEL1.85	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$0.88 GEL2.27	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.37 GEL0.97	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.30 GEL0.79	-65.5%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Guatemala	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$5.29 GEL13.71	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$11.61 GEL30.07	-18.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.23 GEL16.13
Average			-9.9%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Guatemala	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$15.72 GEL40.71	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$326.09 GEL844.57	-38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$61.77 GEL159.99	+24.0%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$246.66 GEL638.84	-27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	-32.7%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$2.21 GEL5.72	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$3.22 GEL8.33	-3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$3.25 GEL8.41	-18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$48.15 GEL124.70	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$6.06 GEL15.69	-6.5%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$81.30 GEL210.56	+73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$39.75 GEL102.94	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$112.51 GEL291.39	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$106.67 GEL276.27	+11.3%
Average			+14.7%

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