Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 17.5% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
|
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