Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 22.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 23.2% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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