Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 0.7% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$5.47
GTQ42.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$6.18
GTQ47.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$1.23
GTQ9.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$2.81
GTQ21.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$3.66
GTQ28.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$7.09
GTQ54.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$2.29
GTQ17.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$3.23
GTQ25.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$1.53
GTQ11.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$1.12
GTQ8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$4.46
GTQ34.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
$12.87
GTQ99.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,674.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$8.43
GTQ65.35
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$41.10
GTQ318.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$546.68
GTQ4,236.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$378.18
GTQ2,930.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$60.66
GTQ470.04
|
|
pay 45.9% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$192.19
GTQ1,489.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$6,830.94
GTQ52,935.26
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$2.57
GTQ19.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$2.86
GTQ22.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$3.60
GTQ27.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$57.93
GTQ448.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$7.72
GTQ59.86
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$55.87
GTQ432.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$54.70
GTQ423.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$106.57
GTQ825.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$120.70
GTQ935.32
|
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