Cost of living comparison
Greece is 41.4% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Greece instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
Q44.80
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Q8.47
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
Q6.51
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
Q14.66
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
Q21.91
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Q49.37
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Q16.25
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
Q23.76
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Q11.62
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
Q10.44
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
Q6.23
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.52
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
Q32.26
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
Q82.14
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
Q139,389.47
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.21
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
Q4,519.09
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
Q3,195.12
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
Q487.63
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
Q19.91
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
Q18.92
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
Q27.88
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
Q398.26
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
Q57.25
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
Q397.15
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
Q458.99
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
Q786.55
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
Q851.27
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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