Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 62.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Guatemala
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
|
pay 66.5% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Switzerland
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Guatemala
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Guatemala
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
$95.99
GTQ746.17
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