Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 41.2% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 76.1% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 40.4% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Guatemala. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Guatemala, you would:

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pay 60.4% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+94.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$8.99 NZ$15.90	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+81.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+92.9%
Average			+60.4%

Guatemala vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Guatemala	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$3.78 NZ$6.69	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+135.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+199.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-24.5%
Average			+11.3%

Guatemala vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+486.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.20 NZ$30.41
Average			+76.1%

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pay 40.4% more for housing

	Guatemala	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$95.64 NZ$169.12	+92.0%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Guatemala	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+110.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+153.3%
Average			+131.0%

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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+469.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+58.5%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Guatemala	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+19.4%
Average			-0.1%

Guatemala vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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