Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 47.7% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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