Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 10.2% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
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