Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 29.0% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.45
|
$8.00
LBP715,562
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.95
|
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.57
|
$1.51
LBP135,388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.98
LBP87,458
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.83
|
$0.78
LBP70,003
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.42
|
$5.14
LBP459,480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.02
|
$6.42
LBP574,296
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.73
|
$2.17
LBP193,707
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.06
|
$3.32
LBP296,546
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$0.61
LBP54,265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.57
LBP50,998
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.69
|
$0.37
LBP33,447
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.44
LBP39,417
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.33
LBP29,347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.40
LBP36,007
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.62
|
$3.53
LBP316,015
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.89
|
$65.22
LBP5,833,389
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,844.54
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,132,422
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.43
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,512
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ318.87
|
$50.62
LBP4,528,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,241.58
|
$771.88
LBP69,040,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,934.24
|
$369.23
LBP33,025,956
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.62
|
$189.49
LBP16,948,568
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.20
|
$325.00
LBP29,069,721
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,999.82
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,197,982
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.98
|
$3.00
LBP268,336
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.18
|
$2.48
LBP222,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.97
|
$2.29
LBP204,830
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.50
|
$60.83
LBP5,441,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.93
|
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.52
|
$83.69
LBP7,485,453
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.40
|
$54.29
LBP4,855,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ826.86
|
$107.86
LBP9,647,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.46
|
$117.86
LBP10,541,767
|
|
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