Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 40.4% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$5.22
Q40.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.04
Q8.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$2.52
Q19.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$6.12
Q47.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.75
Q21.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.43
Q11.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$3.76
Q29.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$14.82
Q115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.32
Q17.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$41.57
Q322.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$6.84
Q53.07
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$95.99
Q744.98
|
|
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