Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 14.0% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.09
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.90
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.11
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.31
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.39
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.85
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.13
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.68
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.64
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.68
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.67
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.13
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.87
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,046.30
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.36
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ321.82
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,402.09
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ2,995.77
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ415.15
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,489.61
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ52,946.08
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.71
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.25
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.94
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ332.62
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.88
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ366.32
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ423.95
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ789.02
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ789.96
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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