Cost of living comparison

Isle of Man

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 48.4% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 61.2% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 22.5% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 56.2% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 49.6% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Guatemala City

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

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Guatemala City vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.2% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.75 £20.82	$6.81 GTQ52.10	-75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 £8.92	$7.86 GTQ60.11	-33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 £2.03	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-58.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 £1.59	$0.95 GTQ7.27	-55.3%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 22.5% less for groceries

	Douglas	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 £1.98	$3.06 GTQ23.38	+16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 £3.01	$3.16 GTQ24.18	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 £7.06	$7.79 GTQ59.62	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 £3.97	$2.54 GTQ19.40	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 £2.91	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$1.77 GTQ13.56	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.61	$0.76 GTQ5.83	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 £1.30	$1.29 GTQ9.90	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 £1.21	$0.74 GTQ5.63	-54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$0.97 GTQ7.43	-27.9%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 56.2% less for transportation

	Douglas	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.35 £5.52	$5.17 GTQ39.53	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.91 £72.71	$14.23 GTQ108.90	-85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.65 £12.49	??
Average			-56.2%

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pay 49.6% less for housing

	Douglas	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.49 £54.39	$46.14 GTQ353.04	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.89 £925.79	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.05 £801.36	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$261.61 £196.29	$55.58 GTQ425.28	-78.8%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Douglas	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	-87.2%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.91	$3.27 GTQ25.05	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 £3.76	$3.34 GTQ25.59	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.86	$4.06 GTQ31.06	-81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 £48.58	$39.43 GTQ301.73	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.86 £11.90	$6.48 GTQ49.59	-59.1%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Douglas	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.11 £74.36	$49.64 GTQ379.84	-49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.60 £33.46	$47.46 GTQ363.17	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.22 £83.45	$117.72 GTQ900.82	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.38 £52.05	$112.60 GTQ861.58	+62.3%
Average			-2.2%

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