Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 64.2% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Islamabad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$1.23
PKR342.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$0.22
PKR60.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.15
PKR41.16
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$0.48
PKR134.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$2.02
PKR560.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$2.38
PKR661.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$0.94
PKR261.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$0.93
PKR257.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$0.39
PKR107.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.24
PKR67.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$0.32
PKR88.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$0.23
PKR65.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.12
PKR34.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.18
PKR49.71
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$3.16
PKR877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$3.87
PKR1,075.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,716,983.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$15.15
PKR4,209.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$148.59
PKR41,278.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$86.06
PKR23,906.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$50.24
PKR13,955.15
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$39.54
PKR10,983.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$804.88
PKR223,592.87
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$2.11
PKR586.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$1.06
PKR294.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$1.06
PKR293.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$15.92
PKR4,422.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
|
pay 67.2% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$12.72
PKR3,533.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$16.75
PKR4,654.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$51.89
PKR14,416.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$29.47
PKR8,186.72
|
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