Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 69.3% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 54.9% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$5.22
Q40.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$1.04
Q8.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$2.52
Q19.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$6.12
Q47.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$2.75
Q21.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.43
Q11.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$3.76
Q29.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$14.82
Q115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$2.32
Q17.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$41.57
Q322.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$6.84
Q53.07
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$95.99
Q744.98
|
|
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