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Guatemala vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 15.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in Guatemala
Housing: pay 93.3% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Guatemala

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Guatemala are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Guatemala. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Guatemala.

Guatemala vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$5.22 GTQ39.98	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$6.33 GTQ48.47	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.20 GTQ9.16	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.95 GTQ7.26	+55.1%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$3.11 GTQ23.83	+267.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.85 GTQ29.52	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$7.68 GTQ58.86	+66.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.53 GTQ19.40	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.82 GTQ29.26	+55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.76 GTQ13.52	+118.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.76 GTQ5.81	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.41 GTQ10.78	+56.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.80 GTQ6.10	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.78 GTQ5.99	+83.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.00 GTQ7.64	+194.6%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.07 GTQ31.17	+43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$13.61 GTQ104.26	-62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$19,570.53 GTQ149,906.55	-47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$13.54 GTQ103.68	+136.3%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 93.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$46.52 GTQ356.33	+495.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$811.38 GTQ6,215.01	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$485.36 GTQ3,717.80	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$49.53 GTQ379.38	-55.2%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$230.93 GTQ1,768.90	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$5,889.42 GTQ45,111.88	-58.8%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$3.56 GTQ27.23	-14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.31 GTQ25.38	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.98 GTQ30.48	+33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$44.81 GTQ343.23	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$7.18 GTQ54.97	+9.3%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$49.09 GTQ376.00	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$53.27 GTQ408.03	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$111.74 GTQ855.90	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$103.64 GTQ793.85	-33.9%
Average			-16.7%

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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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