Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.3 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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