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Guatemala City vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 9.6% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 65.1% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Guatemala City

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

Guatemala City vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 6.7% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.75	$5.22 GTQ39.86	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$174.37	$6.33 GTQ48.32	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$35.93	$1.20 GTQ9.13	+4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.11	$0.95 GTQ7.24	+28.8%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.85	$3.11 GTQ23.75	+65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$297.19	$3.93 GTQ30.01	-58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$373.86	$7.96 GTQ60.79	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$83.01	$2.55 GTQ19.50	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.63	$3.82 GTQ29.18	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$72.00	$1.76 GTQ13.48	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.14	$0.76 GTQ5.80	-44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.01	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.42	$0.86 GTQ6.57	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.40	$0.78 GTQ5.98	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.62	$1.20 GTQ9.20	+12.5%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$120.24	$4.07 GTQ31.08	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$293.19	$13.83 GTQ105.62	+48.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$813.86	$46.51 GTQ355.27	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	-25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	$61.38 GTQ468.89	-1.1%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 65.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	-67.0%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.84	$3.26 GTQ24.91	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$119.18	$3.31 GTQ25.31	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.45	$4.04 GTQ30.89	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	$48.62 GTQ371.43	+15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$344.63	$7.17 GTQ54.80	-34.7%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	$51.42 GTQ392.83	-22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	$53.26 GTQ406.86	+46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	$122.72 GTQ937.44	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	$121.74 GTQ929.96	+5.2%
Average			+17.0%

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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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