Cost of living comparison
India is 52.3% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in India instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.51
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.08
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.78
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.53
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.47
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.33
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.13
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.13
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.54
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.85
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.16
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.05
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.17
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
Guatemala
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.68
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q17.98
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q322.63
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.07
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q744.98
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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