Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 5.1% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.41
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.28
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.87
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.15
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 46.2% more for housing
Latvia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€320.08
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.06
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.46
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.30
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.07
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.79
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
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