Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 35.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
Guinea
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
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