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Kingstown vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 32.5% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 74.1% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 47.9% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Kingstown

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Kingstown are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Kingstown. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.96	$7.40 EC$20.00	+41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.46	$11.10 EC$30.00	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.16	$2.22 EC$6.00	+85.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.26	$2.10 EC$5.67	+121.1%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 74.1% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.82	$2.04 EC$5.50	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.09	$5.79 EC$15.65	+47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.96	$12.14 EC$32.81	+52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.55	$4.60 EC$12.44	+80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.26	$2.19 EC$5.91	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.52	$3.99 EC$10.78	+126.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.81	$1.31 EC$3.54	+72.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.77	$4.02 EC$10.87	+185.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.59	$2.39 EC$6.45	+177.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.99	$1.78 EC$4.81	+127.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.23	$1.47 EC$3.98	+22.3%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.16	$11.87 EC$32.09	+191.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.26	$49.95 EC$135.00	+267.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,867.31	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+93.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.91	$25.90 EC$70.00	+87.3%
Average			+160.0%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ356.24	$55.50 EC$150.00	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,711.58	$333.02 EC$900.00	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,237.13	$323.77 EC$875.00	-23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ470.18	$56.59 EC$152.94	-7.8%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 47.9% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,768.43	$120.26 EC$325.00	-47.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ45,100.07	??
Average			-47.9%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.98	$1.85 EC$5.00	-43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.38	$4.07 EC$11.00	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.97	$4.07 EC$11.00	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ372.45	$32.38 EC$87.50	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.95	$4.63 EC$12.50	-35.5%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ393.90	$64.75 EC$175.00	+25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ407.97	$61.98 EC$167.50	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ940.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	-39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ932.51	$92.51 EC$250.00	-24.0%
Average			-5.4%

Guatemala City vs. Kingstown - Cost of clothing

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