Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Poland

Poland vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 4.0% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 29.8% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 42.7% more in Poland
Housing: pay 4.6% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 10.0% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Poland

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Poland are more expensive than in Guatemala.

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Poland vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.6% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$10.02 PLN38.91	+47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$8.33 PLN32.36	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$2.06 PLN7.99	+82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.69 PLN6.55	+77.7%
Average			+36.6%

Guatemala vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$1.26 PLN4.91	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$4.34 PLN16.87	+47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$3.75 PLN14.56	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$3.32 PLN12.89	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$2.84 PLN11.04	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$0.51 PLN1.99	-71.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.72 PLN2.79	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.77 PLN3.00	-40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$1.22 PLN4.76	+66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.38 PLN1.49	-44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.45 PLN1.76	-48.6%
Average			-29.8%

Guatemala vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.7% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$6.15 PLN23.90	+22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$30.85 PLN119.83	+116.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$30,440.20 PLN118K	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.65 PLN33.58
Average			+42.7%

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pay 4.6% more for housing

	Guatemala	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$16.87 PLN65.54	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	-1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$213.80 PLN830.55	+329.2%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 10.0% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	+10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	+9.8%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$3.44 PLN13.36	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$3.38 PLN13.13	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$5.25 PLN20.38	+31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$36.23 PLN140.74	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$7.22 PLN28.04	+11.4%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$81.02 PLN314.75	+72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$36.65 PLN142.38	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$85.93 PLN333.81	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$95.22 PLN369.91	-0.7%
Average			+2.0%

Guatemala vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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