Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.0 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.41
|
$26.58
A$40.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.90
|
$9.97
A$15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.56
|
$2.84
A$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
$2.31
A$3.49
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.81
|
$2.60
A$3.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.39
|
$5.54
A$8.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.97
|
$6.63
A$10.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.72
|
$4.55
A$6.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.04
|
$4.00
A$6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.87
|
$1.59
A$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
$1.29
A$1.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.69
|
$1.56
A$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
$2.65
A$4.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$1.19
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
$1.06
A$1.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.59
|
$5.17
A$7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.80
|
$113.84
A$172.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,718.12
|
$29,523.01
A$44,691.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.37
|
$17.81
A$26.96
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ318.58
|
$69.35
A$104.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,237.75
|
$1,797.26
A$2,720.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,931.59
|
$1,415.42
A$2,142.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.19
|
$191.07
A$289.23
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,489.85
|
$1,814.59
A$2,746.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,951.91
|
$14,626.48
A$22,141.20
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.96
|
$7.31
A$11.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.16
|
$3.74
A$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.94
|
$26.58
A$40.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.09
|
$67.03
A$101.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.88
|
$14.95
A$22.64
|
|
pay 45.9% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.13
|
$92.73
A$140.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.02
|
$83.64
A$126.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ826.11
|
$129.37
A$195.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ935.61
|
$172.79
A$261.57
|
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