Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 6.6% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.82
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.87
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.79
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.40
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$3.66
GTQ28.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.15
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.64
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.22
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$1.12
GTQ8.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.01
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.27
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD198,976.20
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,034.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.80
|
$8.43
GTQ65.52
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.25
|
$41.10
GTQ319.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,125.81
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,929.79
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.55
|
$60.66
GTQ471.26
|
|
pay 32.2% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,565.88
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,516.16
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,071.88
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$2.86
GTQ22.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.89
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.21
|
$57.93
GTQ450.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.84
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.03
|
$55.87
GTQ434.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.03
|
$54.70
GTQ424.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD715.97
|
$106.57
GTQ827.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.24
|
$120.70
GTQ937.73
|
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