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Georgetown vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 68.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 60.1% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Georgetown are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

Georgetown vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 35.8% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.98	$11.95 GYD2,499.33	+129.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.48	$9.37 GYD1,959.48	+48.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.16	$1.18 GYD246.60	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$0.64 GYD133.96	-32.5%
Average			+35.8%

Guatemala City vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.1% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.83	$2.09 GYD437.03	-32.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.10	$6.94 GYD1,451.40	+76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.99	$13.04 GYD2,728.47	+63.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.56	$4.55 GYD951.41	+78.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.27	$3.03 GYD633.55	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.52	$3.47 GYD725.00	+96.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.81	$1.53 GYD320.70	+102.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.78	$1.66 GYD348.04	+18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.59	$2.74 GYD573.44	+218.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ6.00	$1.09 GYD228.16	+39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.23	$1.46 GYD306.47	+21.6%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.18	$3.89 GYD813.65	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.30	$28.67 GYD5,998.40	+110.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,933.75	$22,218.32 GYD4,648,762.66	+13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.95	$29.62 GYD6,198.35	+114.3%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ356.40	$50.36 GYD10,537.20	+8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,714.11	$906.97 GYD189,765.88	+21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,238.56	$410.12 GYD85,810.49	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ470.39	$77.46 GYD16,207.45	+26.2%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,769.22	$1,014.45 GYD212,254.01	+339.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ45,120.06	$23,232.76 GYD4,861,014.25	+294.6%
Average			+317.0%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.99	$2.03 GYD424.89	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.39	$5.83 GYD1,219.68	+75.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.99	$2.68 GYD559.85	-33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ372.61	$38.23 GYD7,997.87	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.98	$6.21 GYD1,299.65	-13.4%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ394.08	$50.17 GYD10,497.21	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ408.15	$52.56 GYD10,997.07	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ940.42	$148.12 GYD30,991.75	+20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ932.92	$120.65 GYD25,243.28	-0.9%
Average			+4.0%

Guatemala City vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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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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