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Guatemala vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 1.1% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 62.4% more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Guatemala
Housing: pay 30.1% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 29.8% less in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Guatemala

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

Guatemala vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	Poland	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$5.22 GTQ39.87	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$6.33 GTQ48.34	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$1.20 GTQ9.14	-40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$0.95 GTQ7.24	-42.4%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 62.4% more for groceries

	Poland	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$3.11 GTQ23.76	+138.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$3.85 GTQ29.44	-15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$7.68 GTQ58.70	+93.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$2.53 GTQ19.34	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$3.82 GTQ29.19	+29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$1.76 GTQ13.48	+245.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$0.76 GTQ5.80	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$0.80 GTQ6.08	-37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.78 GTQ5.98	+89.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$1.00 GTQ7.62	+96.1%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Poland	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$4.07 GTQ31.09	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$19,570.53 GTQ149,497.66	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$13.54 GTQ103.40	+52.3%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 30.1% more for housing

	Poland	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$46.52 GTQ355.36	+185.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$811.38 GTQ6,198.05	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$485.36 GTQ3,707.66	-10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$49.53 GTQ378.35	-77.3%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 29.8% less for childcare

	Poland	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	$230.93 GTQ1,764.07	-38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	$5,889.42 GTQ44,988.83	-21.6%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$3.56 GTQ27.16	+1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$3.31 GTQ25.31	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$3.98 GTQ30.40	-24.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$44.81 GTQ342.29	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	$7.18 GTQ54.82	-2.9%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Poland	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$49.09 GTQ374.98	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$53.27 GTQ406.91	+40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$111.74 GTQ853.57	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$103.64 GTQ791.68	+4.9%
Average			+6.8%

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