Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 62.4% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
$2.04
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
$3.41
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
$2.78
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
$1.99
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
$2.46
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
$1.59
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 78.4% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
$5.26
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
$60.47
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
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