Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 44.1% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
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