Cost of living comparison
Doha is 72.0% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Doha instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
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