Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 2.9% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.91
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.18
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.65
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.10
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.08
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,463.50
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.20
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€382.50
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€268.35
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€136.09
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€369.94
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,014.77
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.35
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.54
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€72.59
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.52
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.96
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.10
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
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