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Guatemala vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 55.8% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 99.1% more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Guatemala
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Guatemala

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Guatemala are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guatemala.

Guatemala vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD313.70	$5.22 GTQ39.98	-12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD271.50	$6.33 GTQ48.47	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.38	$1.20 GTQ9.16	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.08	$0.95 GTQ7.26	-21.7%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 99.1% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.29	$3.11 GTQ23.83	+341.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.27	$3.85 GTQ29.52	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.15	$7.68 GTQ58.86	+56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.48	$2.53 GTQ19.40	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.05	$3.82 GTQ29.26	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.17	$1.76 GTQ13.52	+286.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.32	$0.76 GTQ5.81	+17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.73	$1.41 GTQ10.78	+142.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.21	$0.80 GTQ6.10	+2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.10	$0.78 GTQ5.99	+87.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.77	$1.00 GTQ7.64	+113.1%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD297.49	$4.07 GTQ31.17	-27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,509.87	$13.61 GTQ104.26	-52.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,725,383.39	$19,570.53 GTQ149,906.55	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD297.42	$13.54 GTQ103.68	+140.9%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD844.74	$46.52 GTQ356.33	+191.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,597.16	$811.38 GTQ6,215.01	+194.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,934.29	$485.36 GTQ3,717.80	+134.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,565.74	$49.53 GTQ379.38	-52.9%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,499.47	$230.93 GTQ1,768.90	-2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,242.84	$5,889.42 GTQ45,111.88	+220.5%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.09	$3.56 GTQ27.23	+66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.19	$3.31 GTQ25.38	+90.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD163.73	$3.98 GTQ30.48	+28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,757.13	$44.81 GTQ343.23	+35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD275.97	$7.18 GTQ54.97	+37.6%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,155.06	$49.09 GTQ376.00	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,933.12	$53.27 GTQ408.03	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,264.17	$111.74 GTQ855.90	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,258.42	$103.64 GTQ793.85	+4.3%
Average			+17.8%

Macedonia vs. Guatemala - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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