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Guatemala City vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 37.1% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 46.9% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Guatemala City

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$5.22 GTQ39.86	-68.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$6.33 GTQ48.32	-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$1.20 GTQ9.13	-53.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$0.95 GTQ7.24	-57.6%
Average			-53.8%

Canberra vs. Guatemala City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$3.11 GTQ23.75	+14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$3.93 GTQ30.01	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$7.96 GTQ60.79	+44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$2.55 GTQ19.50	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$3.82 GTQ29.18	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$1.76 GTQ13.48	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$0.76 GTQ5.80	-43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$0.86 GTQ6.57	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$0.78 GTQ5.98	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$1.20 GTQ9.20	+15.7%
Average			-8.2%

Canberra vs. Guatemala City - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$4.07 GTQ31.08	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	-32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.95	$13.83 GTQ105.62	-26.9%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 46.9% less for housing

	Canberra	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$46.51 GTQ355.27	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$61.38 GTQ468.89	-61.4%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	-55.8%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$3.26 GTQ24.91	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$3.31 GTQ25.31	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$4.04 GTQ30.89	-87.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$48.62 GTQ371.43	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$7.17 GTQ54.80	-45.1%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$51.42 GTQ392.83	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$53.26 GTQ406.86	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	$122.72 GTQ937.44	+30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	$121.74 GTQ929.96	+2.8%
Average			-0.1%

Canberra 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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