Cost of living comparison
Russia is 11.6% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Russia instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.53
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.09
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.78
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.04
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.54
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.49
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.00
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.34
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.14
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.13
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.85
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.17
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.11
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,415.63
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.21
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,079.43
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,033.79
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.44
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 8.5% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.68
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q17.99
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.05
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q322.80
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.10
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q340.99
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q370.81
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q762.22
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q745.37
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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