Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 50.9% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.74
|
$4.06
EGP202.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.18
|
$4.71
EGP235.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.94
|
$0.33
EGP16.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.00
|
$0.12
EGP6.12
|
|
pay 66.0% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.01
|
$0.65
EGP32.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.14
|
$1.59
EGP79.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.93
|
$3.40
EGP169.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.84
|
$1.45
EGP72.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.44
|
$1.96
EGP97.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.86
|
$0.68
EGP34.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.73
|
$0.23
EGP11.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.95
|
$0.16
EGP7.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
$0.22
EGP10.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.54
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.90
|
$1.01
EGP50.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.66
|
$8.12
EGP405.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,081.23
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,812,129.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.55
|
$2.50
EGP124.69
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ333.13
|
$9.69
EGP484.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,001.49
|
$208.74
EGP10,425.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,682.28
|
$129.60
EGP6,472.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ465.72
|
$13.65
EGP681.80
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,681.75
|
$87.26
EGP4,358.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,197.97
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,308.67
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.84
|
$1.42
EGP70.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.52
|
$1.54
EGP76.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
$1.83
EGP91.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ432.02
|
$18.55
EGP926.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
$3.04
EGP152.07
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ366.83
|
$37.28
EGP1,861.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ430.49
|
$49.39
EGP2,466.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ927.21
|
$97.57
EGP4,873.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ918.93
|
$53.60
EGP2,677.01
|
|
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