Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 5.9% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.07
|
$5.47
GTQ42.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$6.18
GTQ47.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.23
GTQ9.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$2.81
GTQ21.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.53
|
$3.66
GTQ28.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.11
|
$7.09
GTQ54.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
$2.29
GTQ17.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.20
|
$3.23
GTQ25.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.53
GTQ11.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.12
GTQ8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.41
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.69
|
$4.46
GTQ34.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.31
|
$12.87
GTQ99.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,262.11
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,674.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.46
|
$8.43
GTQ65.35
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.46
|
$41.10
GTQ318.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€531.92
|
$546.68
GTQ4,236.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€415.68
|
$378.18
GTQ2,930.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.65
|
$60.66
GTQ470.04
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€199.07
|
$192.19
GTQ1,489.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,441.84
|
$6,830.94
GTQ52,935.26
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$2.57
GTQ19.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.73
|
$2.86
GTQ22.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$3.60
GTQ27.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.37
|
$57.93
GTQ448.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$7.72
GTQ59.86
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.58
|
$55.87
GTQ432.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.85
|
$54.70
GTQ423.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.81
|
$106.57
GTQ825.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€96.00
|
$120.70
GTQ935.32
|
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