Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 12.8% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.03
|
$5.17
GTQ40.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.37
|
$6.05
GTQ46.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.81
GTQ6.31
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$2.59
GTQ20.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.50
|
$3.66
GTQ28.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.88
|
$6.95
GTQ53.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.21
GTQ17.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.08
|
$3.18
GTQ24.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.12
GTQ8.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.73
GTQ5.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.77
|
$4.02
GTQ31.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.96
|
$8.37
GTQ64.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,349.65
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,165.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.92
|
$8.43
GTQ65.42
|
|
pay 33.8% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.86
|
$41.52
GTQ322.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€450.74
|
$438.88
GTQ3,405.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€321.01
|
$386.46
GTQ2,998.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.57
|
$53.56
GTQ415.53
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€458.16
|
$192.16
GTQ1,490.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,696.37
|
$6,830.19
GTQ52,993.98
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.59
|
$2.16
GTQ16.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.91
|
$2.87
GTQ22.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.68
|
$3.48
GTQ26.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.77
|
$42.91
GTQ332.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.70
|
$7.08
GTQ54.93
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.46
|
$47.26
GTQ366.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.16
|
$54.69
GTQ424.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.23
|
$101.79
GTQ789.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€151.18
|
$101.91
GTQ790.67
|
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