Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 11.6% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 29.7% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 3.3% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 54.6% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Guatemala City

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

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Guatemala City vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.4% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$6.81 GTQ52.05	+44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.86 GTQ60.05	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.13 GTQ8.61	+22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.95 GTQ7.26	+45.5%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 29.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$3.06 GTQ23.36	+51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$3.16 GTQ24.16	-67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$7.79 GTQ59.56	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.54 GTQ19.38	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.27 GTQ32.65	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.77 GTQ13.55	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.76 GTQ5.82	-49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.29 GTQ9.89	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.74 GTQ5.63	-63.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.97 GTQ7.43	-6.7%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$5.17 GTQ39.49	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$14.23 GTQ108.79	-62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	??
Average			-20.7%

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pay 3.3% less for housing

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$46.14 GTQ352.71	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$825.96 GTQ6,314.21	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$544.31 GTQ4,161.10	+12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$55.58 GTQ424.87	-16.1%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 54.6% less for childcare

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$340.40 GTQ2,602.30	-48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$6,685.90 GTQ51,111.79	-59.9%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$3.27 GTQ25.02	+15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.34 GTQ25.57	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$4.06 GTQ31.03	+3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$39.43 GTQ301.44	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$6.48 GTQ49.54	-33.4%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Taipei	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$49.64 GTQ379.48	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$47.46 GTQ362.82	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$117.72 GTQ899.96	+38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$112.60 GTQ860.76	+7.1%
Average			+8.5%

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