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Guatemala

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Lome vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 0.3% cheaper than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 67.4% more in Lome
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Lome
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Lome
Clothing: pay 46.4% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.5% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.80	$2.51 F CFA1,413	-51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.26	$5.82 F CFA3,275	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.12	$3.46 F CFA1,946	+189.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.23	$1.10 F CFA620	+16.3%
Average			+36.5%

Guatemala City vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.72	$1.31 F CFA738	-57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ29.96	$7.15 F CFA4,024	+82.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.71	$9.37 F CFA5,268	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.47	$2.04 F CFA1,147	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.14	$4.87 F CFA2,738	+27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.46	$1.22 F CFA684	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.79	$0.68 F CFA380	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.73	$2.03 F CFA1,141	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.56	$1.15 F CFA646	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.97	$0.81 F CFA456	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.19	$0.65 F CFA365	-46.1%
Average			+3.9%

Guatemala City vs. Lome - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.4% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.04	$4.66 F CFA2,622	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.83	$53.66 F CFA30,180	+294.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149K	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.47	$12.12 F CFA6,816	-12.4%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ354.78	$44.72 F CFA25,150	-3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,688.24	$330.92 F CFA186K	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,223.90	$201.23 F CFA113K	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ468.26	$116.41 F CFA65,473	+89.7%
Average			-5.5%

Guatemala City vs. Lome - Cost of housing

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pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,761.21	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ44,915.78	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-39.2%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.88	$0.89 F CFA503	-72.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.27	$5.84 F CFA3,286	+76.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.85	$1.43 F CFA805	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ370.93	$50.68 F CFA28,503	+4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.73	$4.47 F CFA2,515	-37.7%
Average			-18.9%

Guatemala City vs. Lome - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.4% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ392.29	$25.04 F CFA14,084	-51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ406.31	$27.73 F CFA15,593	-47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ936.16	$42.04 F CFA23,641	-65.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ928.70	$96.59 F CFA54,324	-20.7%
Average			-46.4%

Guatemala City vs. Lome - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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