Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 27.9% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
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