Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 31.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Guatemala City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.14
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.43
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.92
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.62
|
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€917.30
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.98
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.85
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.37
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.00
|
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
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