Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.3 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
$64.59
£51.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
$76.60
£61.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
$116.23
£92.64
|
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