Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 30.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.85
|
$5.17
GTQ40.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
$6.05
GTQ47.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.13
|
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.49
|
$3.66
GTQ28.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.10
|
$6.95
GTQ53.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.40
|
$3.18
GTQ24.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.70
|
$1.50
GTQ11.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$1.12
GTQ8.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.23
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.70
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.80
|
$4.02
GTQ31.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.38
|
$8.37
GTQ65.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,378.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.95
|
$8.43
GTQ65.52
|
|
pay 67.4% more for housing
Thailand
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
$41.52
GTQ322.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
$438.88
GTQ3,410.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
$386.46
GTQ3,003.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
$53.56
GTQ416.20
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
$192.16
GTQ1,493.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,079.11
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.75
|
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.46
|
$2.87
GTQ22.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
$3.48
GTQ27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
$42.91
GTQ333.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.10
|
$7.08
GTQ55.02
|
|
pay 60.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
$47.26
GTQ367.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
$54.69
GTQ425.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
$101.79
GTQ791.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
$101.91
GTQ791.94
|
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