Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 44.1% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Nicosia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$6.42
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$686.76
€637.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$565.47
€524.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
|
pay 57.9% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$401.79
€372.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$3.71
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$65.52
€60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$96.57
€89.59
|
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