Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 36.9% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$5.17
GTQ40.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$6.05
GTQ47.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$6.95
GTQ53.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$3.18
GTQ24.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.50
GTQ11.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$4.02
GTQ31.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$8.37
GTQ65.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,337.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Iowa
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$41.52
GTQ322.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$438.88
GTQ3,409.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$386.46
GTQ3,002.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$53.56
GTQ416.07
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$192.16
GTQ1,492.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,062.92
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$2.87
GTQ22.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$3.48
GTQ27.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$42.91
GTQ333.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$7.08
GTQ55.00
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Iowa
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$47.26
GTQ367.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$54.69
GTQ424.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$101.79
GTQ790.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$101.91
GTQ791.70
|
|
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