Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 59.7% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 73.9% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$5.15
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$3.38
€3.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$10.00
€9.28
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$872.69
€809.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$462.77
€429.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$42.87
€39.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$104.05
€96.53
|
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