Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 26.3% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$5.22
Q40.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.93
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.04
Q8.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
$1.81
Q14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.33
|
$2.52
Q19.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$6.12
Q47.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.96
|
$1.93
Q15.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$2.75
Q21.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.43
Q11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.49
|
$3.76
Q29.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.65
|
$14.82
Q115.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,490.88
|
$17,182.24
Q133,415.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.11
|
$8.66
Q67.21
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€37.82
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€705.22
|
$396.59
Q3,079.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€527.00
|
$390.71
Q3,033.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€114.22
|
$53.38
Q414.44
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€301.96
|
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,439.58
|
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.10
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.14
|
$2.32
Q17.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
$3.36
Q26.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.21
|
$41.57
Q322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.30
|
$6.84
Q53.10
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.32
|
$43.92
Q340.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.17
|
$47.75
Q370.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.15
|
$98.16
Q762.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.11
|
$95.99
Q745.37
|
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