Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 35.8% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 93.2% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 29.3% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.1% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Sweden

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

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Sweden vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$14.04 SEK139.16	+106.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$10.77 SEK106.72	+37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$2.49 SEK24.69	+121.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$2.07 SEK20.50	+117.8%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Guatemala	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$2.82 SEK27.96	-7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$5.72 SEK56.73	+94.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$6.07 SEK60.17	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$4.23 SEK41.96	+72.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$5.25 SEK52.06	+22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$1.36 SEK13.45	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$1.14 SEK11.35	+50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$1.29 SEK12.83	+0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$1.93 SEK19.15	+162.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.76 SEK7.53	+10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.73 SEK7.23	-17.4%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 93.2% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$6.65 SEK65.87	+31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$77.78 SEK770.99	+446.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$31,975.58 SEK317K	+26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.74 SEK225.41
Average			+93.2%

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Guatemala	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$38.16 SEK378.26	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$97.70 SEK968.44	+96.1%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 29.3% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	-54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	+9.8%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$7.36 SEK72.98	+124.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$4.45 SEK44.08	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$7.55 SEK74.80	+89.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$41.12 SEK407.65	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$15.58 SEK154.45	+140.4%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$91.37 SEK905.76	+94.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$44.99 SEK445.93	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$95.04 SEK942.07	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+55.2%
Average			+26.9%

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