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Guatemala vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 32.1% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 6.0% less in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 45.1% less in Guatemala
Housing: pay 96.9% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Guatemala

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

Guatemala vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$5.22 GTQ39.87	-31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$6.33 GTQ48.34	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.20 GTQ9.14	-14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.95 GTQ7.24	+30.2%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 6.0% less for groceries

	Yemen	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$3.11 GTQ23.76	+117.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$3.85 GTQ29.44	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$7.68 GTQ58.70	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$2.53 GTQ19.34	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$3.82 GTQ29.19	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$1.76 GTQ13.48	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.76 GTQ5.80	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$1.41 GTQ10.75	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.80 GTQ6.08	-22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.78 GTQ5.98	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$1.00 GTQ7.62	+15.3%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

	Yemen	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.07 GTQ31.09	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$19,570.53 GTQ149,497.66	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$13.54 GTQ103.40	-52.7%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 96.9% more for housing

	Yemen	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$46.52 GTQ355.36	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$811.38 GTQ6,198.05	+249.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$485.36 GTQ3,707.66	+192.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$49.53 GTQ378.35	-14.3%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$230.93 GTQ1,764.07	+198.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$5,889.42 GTQ44,988.83	+161.8%
Average			+180.1%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$3.56 GTQ27.16	+55.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$3.31 GTQ25.31	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$3.98 GTQ30.40	-14.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$44.81 GTQ342.29	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$7.18 GTQ54.82	+27.3%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Yemen	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$49.09 GTQ374.98	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$53.27 GTQ406.91	-52.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$111.74 GTQ853.57	+48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$103.64 GTQ791.68	+31.9%
Average			+5.1%

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