Cost of living comparison
Tennessee is 2.1 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.52
|
$16.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.09
|
$1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.78
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 64.9% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.03
|
$2.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.53
|
$5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.48
|
$3.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ14.99
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.33
|
$5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.14
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.13
|
$1.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.26
|
$1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.85
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.16
|
$3.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ115.08
|
$50.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,383.97
|
$24,913.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$15.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$71.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,078.70
|
$1,221.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,033.07
|
$963.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ414.35
|
$139.63
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$815.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$14,364.48
|
|
pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.68
|
$4.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ17.98
|
$4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.05
|
$6.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ322.72
|
$34.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.09
|
$11.11
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ340.91
|
$42.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ370.72
|
$36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ762.04
|
$82.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ745.20
|
$126.92
|
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