Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 27.5% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Suva, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
Suva
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Suva
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
Suva
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
Suva
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
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