Cost of living comparison
London is 3.5 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in London instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Q8.47
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
Q6.51
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
Q14.66
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
Q21.90
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Q49.35
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Q16.24
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
Q23.75
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Q11.61
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
Q10.43
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
Q6.23
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.54
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.52
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
Q32.24
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
Q82.10
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
Q139,316.04
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.17
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
Q4,516.71
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
Q3,193.44
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
Q487.38
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
Q19.90
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
Q18.91
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
Q27.86
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
Q398.05
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
Q57.22
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
Q396.94
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
Q458.75
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
Q786.14
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
Q850.82
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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