Cost of living comparison
Lima is 5.7% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Lima instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Q8.51
|
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
Q6.54
|
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
Q14.73
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
Q22.01
|
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Q49.58
|
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Q16.32
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
Q23.86
|
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Q11.66
|
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
Q10.48
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
Q6.26
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
Q32.39
|
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
Q82.48
|
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
Q139,969.28
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
Q4,537.88
|
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
Q3,208.42
|
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
Q489.66
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
Q20.00
|
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
Q19.00
|
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
Q27.99
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
Q399.91
|
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
Q57.49
|
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
Q398.80
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
Q460.90
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
Q789.83
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
Q854.81
|
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
|
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