Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 37.5% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
|
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