Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 41.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.05
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.03
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.59
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$2.81
GTQ21.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.07
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.70
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.10
|
$2.29
GTQ17.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.48
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.43
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.54
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€81.71
|
$12.87
GTQ99.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,577.16
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,925.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.26
|
$8.43
GTQ65.47
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.14
|
$41.10
GTQ319.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,896.83
|
$546.68
GTQ4,244.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,552.94
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€187.67
|
$60.66
GTQ470.89
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,952.58
|
$192.19
GTQ1,492.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,836.84
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,030.63
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.52
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.94
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.52
|
$3.60
GTQ27.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.39
|
$57.93
GTQ449.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.04
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€82.03
|
$55.87
GTQ433.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€31.04
|
$54.70
GTQ424.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€86.65
|
$106.57
GTQ827.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€101.71
|
$120.70
GTQ937.00
|
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