Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 17.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Athens, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Guatemala City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Athens
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.62
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Athens
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.04
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,184.32
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.94
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.31
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€489.78
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.69
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€443.94
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,549.47
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.76
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Athens
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.72
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.01
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.66
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.27
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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