Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 48.8% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.09
|
$7.13
ETB866.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.90
|
$6.24
ETB758.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.11
|
$0.82
ETB99.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.31
|
$0.53
ETB64.82
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
$1.09
ETB132.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.39
|
$4.56
ETB554.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.85
|
$5.68
ETB691.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.13
|
$2.58
ETB313.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.68
|
$6.17
ETB749.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.64
|
$2.95
ETB358.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
$0.49
ETB59.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.68
|
$1.10
ETB133.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.67
|
$0.39
ETB46.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.29
ETB34.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
$0.76
ETB92.48
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.13
|
$4.65
ETB565.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.87
|
$10.00
ETB1,216.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,046.30
|
$25,500.00
ETB3,100,869.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.36
|
$3.88
ETB471.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ321.82
|
$152.46
ETB18,539.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,402.09
|
$621.38
ETB75,562.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ2,995.77
|
$355.45
ETB43,224.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ415.15
|
$124.84
ETB15,180.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,489.61
|
$83.24
ETB10,122.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ52,946.08
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,340,385.77
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.71
|
$1.00
ETB121.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.25
|
$1.11
ETB134.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.94
|
$4.00
ETB486.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ332.62
|
$80.77
ETB9,822.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.88
|
$5.00
ETB608.01
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ366.32
|
$40.11
ETB4,877.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ423.95
|
$57.34
ETB6,972.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ789.02
|
$92.44
ETB11,241.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ789.96
|
$98.33
ETB11,957.60
|
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