Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 3.4% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Oman, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
Oman
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Oman
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Oman
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Oman
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Oman
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
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