Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 11.2% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% more in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Guatemala
Housing: pay 63.3% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 50.8% less in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Guatemala

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

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Guatemala vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$6.81 GTQ52.05	+58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$7.86 GTQ60.05	+57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.13 GTQ8.61	+18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.95 GTQ7.26	+46.8%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$3.06 GTQ23.36	+75.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$2.94 GTQ22.51	-72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$7.79 GTQ59.56	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$2.46 GTQ18.80	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$4.27 GTQ32.65	+15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$1.77 GTQ13.55	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.76 GTQ5.82	-32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$1.29 GTQ9.89	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.73 GTQ5.62	-49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.88 GTQ6.74	-7.7%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$5.04 GTQ38.53	+30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$14.23 GTQ108.79	-58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	??
Average			-20.7%

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pay 63.3% more for housing

	Taiwan	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$46.14 GTQ352.71	+118.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$851.18 GTQ6,507.01	+83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$533.61 GTQ4,079.28	+83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$49.82 GTQ380.83	-20.6%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 50.8% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$340.40 GTQ2,602.30	-36.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$6,685.90 GTQ51,111.79	-61.8%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$3.27 GTQ25.02	+79.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$3.34 GTQ25.57	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$3.99 GTQ30.53	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$40.26 GTQ307.75	+6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$6.48 GTQ49.54	-35.0%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$46.92 GTQ358.71	-23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$47.46 GTQ362.82	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$104.97 GTQ802.44	+33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$95.86 GTQ732.80	+3.4%
Average			+11.5%

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