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Guatemala City vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 21.3% cheaper than Bratislava.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 42.2% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Guatemala City

The cost of groceries and clothing in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Bratislava. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Bratislava	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.07	$5.22 GTQ39.86	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.22 €8.81	$6.33 GTQ48.32	-38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €1.94	$1.20 GTQ9.13	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 €1.45	$0.95 GTQ7.24	-43.7%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Bratislava	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 €1.54	$3.11 GTQ23.75	+73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.78 €6.70	$3.93 GTQ30.01	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.82 €4.16	$7.96 GTQ60.79	+65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98 €3.44	$2.55 GTQ19.50	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85 €3.32	$3.82 GTQ29.18	-0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$1.76 GTQ13.48	+83.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$0.76 GTQ5.80	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.82	$0.86 GTQ6.57	-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$0.78 GTQ5.98	-9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$1.20 GTQ9.20	+42.6%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

	Bratislava	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 €5.85	$4.07 GTQ31.08	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.05 €36.26	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-67.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.27 €16.62	$13.83 GTQ105.62	-28.3%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Bratislava	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.47 €18.51	$46.51 GTQ355.27	+116.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$959.42 €827.33	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$734.16 €633.09	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.94 €168.10	$61.38 GTQ468.89	-68.5%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Bratislava	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$652.73 €562.86	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	-64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,707.73 €10,958.22	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	-53.7%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bratislava	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.52	$3.26 GTQ24.91	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 €2.85	$3.31 GTQ25.31	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 €5.54	$4.04 GTQ30.89	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.03 €45.73	$48.62 GTQ371.43	-8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 €11.08	$7.17 GTQ54.80	-44.2%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Bratislava	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.35 €77.91	$51.42 GTQ392.83	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.49 €35.78	$53.26 GTQ406.86	+28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 €76.86	$122.72 GTQ937.44	+37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.59 €95.37	$121.74 GTQ929.96	+10.1%
Average			+8.3%

Bratislava vs. Guatemala City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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