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Buenos Aires vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 31.1% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 26.2% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 51.9% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.86	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+245.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.32	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+89.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.13	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+82.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+46.4%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.75	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	-7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.01	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.79	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.50	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.18	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$0.57 ARS819.15	-59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.57	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$0.66 ARS952.66	-15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.20	$0.58 ARS837.26	-51.9%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.08	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	+46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.62	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-31.2%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ355.27	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ468.89	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+64.5%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 26.2% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-6.7%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.91	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.89	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ371.43	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.80	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+25.5%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 51.9% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ392.83	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+119.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ406.86	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ937.44	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ929.96	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+10.8%
Average			+51.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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