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Guatemala vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 29.8% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.0% more in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 42.2% more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 18.7% less in Guatemala
Housing: pay 77.7% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 46.4% more in Guatemala

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

Guatemala vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.0% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$5.22 GTQ39.87	+95.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$6.33 GTQ48.34	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$1.20 GTQ9.14	+62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.95 GTQ7.24	+163.5%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

	Thailand	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$3.11 GTQ23.76	+120.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$3.85 GTQ29.44	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$7.68 GTQ58.70	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$2.53 GTQ19.34	+22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$3.82 GTQ29.19	+170.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$1.76 GTQ13.48	+32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$0.76 GTQ5.80	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$0.80 GTQ6.08	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.78 GTQ5.98	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$1.00 GTQ7.62	+61.7%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 18.7% less for transportation

	Thailand	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$4.07 GTQ31.09	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-51.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$19,570.53 GTQ149,497.66	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$13.54 GTQ103.40	+28.5%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 77.7% more for housing

	Thailand	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$46.52 GTQ355.36	+151.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$811.38 GTQ6,198.05	+95.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$485.36 GTQ3,707.66	+81.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$49.53 GTQ378.35	-18.1%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Thailand	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$230.93 GTQ1,764.07	-35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$5,889.42 GTQ44,988.83	-47.0%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$3.56 GTQ27.16	+65.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$3.31 GTQ25.31	+68.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$3.98 GTQ30.40	-7.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$44.81 GTQ342.29	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$7.18 GTQ54.82	+13.6%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 46.4% more for clothing

	Thailand	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$49.09 GTQ374.98	+32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$53.27 GTQ406.91	+80.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$111.74 GTQ853.57	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$103.64 GTQ791.68	+49.9%
Average			+46.4%

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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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