Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 24.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Peru, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 56.6% more for clothing
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
|
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