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Guatemala City vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 26.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 96.1% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 10.1% more in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Guatemala City

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.9% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL30.00	$5.22 GTQ39.86	-53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL23.00	$6.33 GTQ48.32	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.27	$1.20 GTQ9.13	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.28	$0.95 GTQ7.24	+100.2%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 96.1% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.97	$3.11 GTQ23.75	+326.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.96	$3.93 GTQ30.01	-3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL20.51	$7.96 GTQ60.79	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.87	$2.55 GTQ19.50	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL8.10	$3.82 GTQ29.18	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.64	$1.76 GTQ13.48	+191.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$0.76 GTQ5.80	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.33	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.80	$0.86 GTQ6.57	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.88	$0.78 GTQ5.98	+139.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.77	$1.20 GTQ9.20	+323.1%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.61	$4.07 GTQ31.08	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL40.00	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL20.00	$13.83 GTQ105.62	+86.7%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL55.19	$46.51 GTQ355.27	+127.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	-9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL158.41	$61.38 GTQ468.89	+4.6%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 10.1% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL680.59	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	-8.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	+28.7%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL6.00	$3.26 GTQ24.91	+46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL8.15	$3.31 GTQ25.31	+9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL8.20	$4.04 GTQ30.89	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL171.94	$48.62 GTQ371.43	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL18.00	$7.17 GTQ54.80	+7.6%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL212.75	$51.42 GTQ392.83	-34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL118.81	$53.26 GTQ406.86	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL327.41	$122.72 GTQ937.44	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL304.19	$121.74 GTQ929.96	+8.1%
Average			-1.1%

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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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