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Nigeria

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Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 41.1% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 13.3% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 30.1% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Guatemala City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guatemala City.

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Guatemala City vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$6.81 GTQ52.10	+240.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$7.86 GTQ60.11	+96.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.13 GTQ8.62	+130.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.95 GTQ7.27	+36.2%
Average			+146.4%

Abuja vs. Guatemala City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.3% more for groceries

	Abuja	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$3.06 GTQ23.38	+132.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$3.16 GTQ24.18	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$7.79 GTQ59.62	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$2.54 GTQ19.40	+38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$1.77 GTQ13.56	+92.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.76 GTQ5.83	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$1.29 GTQ9.90	+89.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$0.74 GTQ5.63	-29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.97 GTQ7.43	-11.9%
Average			+13.3%

Abuja vs. Guatemala City - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Abuja	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$5.17 GTQ39.53	+141.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$14.23 GTQ108.90	-56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	??
Average			+13.6%

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pay 30.1% more for housing

	Abuja	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$46.14 GTQ353.04	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	+38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	+55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$55.58 GTQ425.28	-35.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	+652.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	+112.2%
Average			+299.6%

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pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$3.27 GTQ25.05	+227.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$3.34 GTQ25.59	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$4.06 GTQ31.06	+102.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$39.43 GTQ301.73	+51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$6.48 GTQ49.59	+1.1%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	Abuja	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$49.64 GTQ379.84	+91.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$47.46 GTQ363.17	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$117.72 GTQ900.82	+50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$112.60 GTQ861.58	+6.1%
Average			+24.4%

Abuja vs. Guatemala City - Cost of clothing

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