Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.7% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ39.91
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.69
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.07
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.28
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ19.99
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.26
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.60
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.05
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.57
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.58
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.17
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.65
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.64
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.41
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ30.99
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.57
|
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ131,450.00
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.06
|
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ320.37
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,386.73
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ2,982.24
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ413.28
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,482.89
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ52,706.98
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.64
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.15
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.82
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ331.12
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.63
|
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ364.66
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ422.04
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ785.46
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ786.39
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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