Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 48.0% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
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