Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 39.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.76
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.90
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.60
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.52
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.59
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.12
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
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pay 47.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.57
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.78
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.90
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.43
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.80
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
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pay 18.4% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€89.37
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
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