Cost of living comparison
Athens is 57.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Athens instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
$6.55
€6.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
$7.06
€6.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 94.4% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
$8.01
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$11.43
€10.62
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
$553.55
€514.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
$521.82
€484.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$488.12
€453.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
$4.67
€4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$3.68
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
$45.80
€42.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$111.33
€103.39
|
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