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Venezuela

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Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 6.9% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 50.9% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 52.7% more in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in Guatemala City

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

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Guatemala City vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 VEF107.76	$6.81 GTQ52.10	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 VEF109.72	$7.86 GTQ60.11	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 VEF15.23	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.13	$0.95 GTQ7.27	-27.9%
Average			-32.2%

Caracas vs. Guatemala City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Caracas	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.27 VEF22.67	$3.06 GTQ23.38	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 VEF50.69	$3.16 GTQ24.18	-37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.26 VEF102.36	$7.79 GTQ59.62	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.73 VEF47.13	$2.54 GTQ19.40	-46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 VEF41.95	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29 VEF32.80	$1.77 GTQ13.56	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 VEF9.08	$0.76 GTQ5.83	-16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.84	$1.29 GTQ9.90	+31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 VEF10.45	$0.74 GTQ5.63	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 VEF10.17	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.88	$0.97 GTQ7.43	-1.9%
Average			-19.3%

Caracas vs. Guatemala City - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Caracas	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.18 VEF31.72	$5.17 GTQ39.53	+62.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$14.23 GTQ108.90	-52.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 VEF269.31	??
Average			+1.3%

Caracas vs. Guatemala City - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.9% more for housing

	Caracas	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.99 VEF378.95	$46.14 GTQ353.04	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	+28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.60 VEF165.55	$55.58 GTQ425.28	+234.9%
Average			+50.9%

Caracas vs. Guatemala City - Cost of housing

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pay 52.7% more for childcare

	Caracas	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	+112.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	+9.6%
Average			+52.7%

Caracas vs. Guatemala City - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 VEF19.95	$3.27 GTQ25.05	+63.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.63 VEF36.19	$3.34 GTQ25.59	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 VEF45.68	$4.06 GTQ31.06	-11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 VEF663.30	$39.43 GTQ301.73	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 VEF64.83	$6.48 GTQ49.59	-0.3%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Caracas	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.58 VEF763.81	$49.64 GTQ379.84	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.89 VEF507.62	$47.46 GTQ363.17	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	$117.72 GTQ900.82	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	$112.60 GTQ861.58	-15.9%
Average			-18.2%

Caracas vs. Guatemala City - Cost of clothing

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