Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 5.1% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.93
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q45.25
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.17
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.84
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.18
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.73
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.96
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.15
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.55
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.25
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.93
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.21
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.31
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.60
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.90
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.46
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q116.25
|
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q134,740.59
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.87
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q376.85
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,110.01
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,063.92
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q418.56
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 91.1% more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,350.28
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,352.29
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.85
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.17
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.31
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q326.01
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.63
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q344.38
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q374.49
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q769.79
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q752.78
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
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