Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 24.4% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$10.09
MX$169.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$1.21
MX$20.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.84
MX$14.07
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$2.63
MX$44.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$5.57
MX$93.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$6.31
MX$105.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.49
MX$41.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$4.13
MX$69.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$1.42
MX$23.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.70
MX$11.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.82
MX$13.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.91
MX$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.95
MX$15.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.87
MX$14.53
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$5.46
MX$91.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$21.52
MX$361.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$21,960.54
MX$368,506.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$5.34
MX$89.64
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$27.98
MX$469.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,768.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$643.75
MX$10,802.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$41.48
MX$696.06
|
|
pay 79.7% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$408.19
MX$6,849.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$10,042.62
MX$168,519.24
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$2.97
MX$49.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$3.52
MX$59.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$4.45
MX$74.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$60.85
MX$1,021.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$5.94
MX$99.60
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$66.94
MX$1,123.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$45.00
MX$755.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$110.60
MX$1,855.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$106.14
MX$1,781.13
|
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