Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 37.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 60.6% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.69
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.76
|
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.03
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
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