Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 29.0% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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