Cost of living comparison
Lima is 2.4% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Lima instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.74
|
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.18
|
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.94
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.00
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.01
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.14
|
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.93
|
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.84
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.44
|
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.86
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.73
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.95
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.54
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.90
|
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.66
|
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,081.23
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.55
|
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ333.13
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,001.49
|
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,682.28
|
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ465.72
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
|
pay 18.9% more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,681.75
|
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,197.97
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.84
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.52
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ432.02
|
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ366.83
|
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ430.49
|
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ927.21
|
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ918.93
|
$94.35
PEN351.78
|
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