Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 23.2% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.56
|
$3.60
₱208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ48.15
|
$3.18
₱183.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.24
|
$0.73
₱42.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.89
|
$0.40
₱23.13
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.38
|
$1.17
₱67.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.14
|
$3.38
₱195.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.65
|
$6.61
₱383.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.40
|
$1.92
₱111.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ25.04
|
$1.82
₱105.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.39
|
$1.33
₱77.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.48
|
$0.64
₱37.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.95
|
$1.14
₱66.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.85
|
$0.67
₱39.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
$0.97
₱56.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.03
|
$1.21
₱69.93
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.15
|
$4.22
₱244.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.66
|
$11.49
₱665.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ131,464.88
|
$26,375.77
₱1,527,209.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.73
|
$2.70
₱156.27
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ333.13
|
$29.28
₱1,695.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,057.79
|
$242.58
₱14,046.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,848.76
|
$157.31
₱9,108.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ390.67
|
$81.80
₱4,736.67
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,681.75
|
$165.07
₱9,558.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,197.97
|
$5,295.45
₱306,616.92
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ20.01
|
$1.23
₱71.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.42
|
$2.19
₱126.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.82
|
$2.57
₱148.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ334.42
|
$29.66
₱1,717.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
$5.28
₱305.73
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ319.06
|
$35.44
₱2,051.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ430.49
|
$22.98
₱1,330.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ838.90
|
$64.92
₱3,758.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ778.19
|
$60.53
₱3,504.81
|
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