Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 2.7 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of India, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
India
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
India
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
India
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
India
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
India
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
India
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
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