Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 28.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Germany, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$1.09
Q8.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$0.84
Q6.51
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.89
Q14.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$2.82
Q21.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$6.36
Q49.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.09
Q16.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$3.06
Q23.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.50
Q11.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.34
Q10.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.80
Q6.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.71
Q5.52
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$4.15
Q32.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$10.58
Q82.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$17,951.60
Q139,389.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$8.66
Q67.21
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Germany
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$582.00
Q4,519.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$411.49
Q3,195.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$62.80
Q487.63
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Germany
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$2.56
Q19.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$2.44
Q18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$3.59
Q27.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$51.29
Q398.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$7.37
Q57.25
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Germany
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
$51.15
Q397.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$59.11
Q458.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$101.30
Q786.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$109.63
Q851.27
|
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