Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.5 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
$41.23
€38.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
$8.50
€7.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
$6.64
€6.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
$8.27
€7.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
$38.21
€35.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
$4.42
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
$604.70
€561.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
$481.56
€447.20
|
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