Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 6.8% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$5.22
Q40.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.04
Q8.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.81
Q14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$2.52
Q19.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$6.12
Q47.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.93
Q15.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.75
Q21.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.43
Q11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$3.76
Q29.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,213
|
$14.82
Q115.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
$17,182.24
Q133,415.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
$8.66
Q67.21
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
Yemen
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,470
|
$396.59
Q3,079.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,308
|
$390.71
Q3,033.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
$53.38
Q414.44
|
|
pay 88.2% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,227
|
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.32
Q17.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$3.36
Q26.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,351
|
$41.57
Q322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$6.84
Q53.10
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
$43.92
Q340.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
$47.75
Q370.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
$98.16
Q762.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,094
|
$95.99
Q745.37
|
|
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