Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 89.6% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$5.22
Q40.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$1.04
Q8.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$2.52
Q19.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$6.12
Q47.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$2.75
Q21.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.43
Q11.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$3.76
Q29.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$14.82
Q115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 82.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$2.32
Q17.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$41.57
Q322.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$6.84
Q53.07
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$95.99
Q744.98
|
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