Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 70.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.74
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.18
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.94
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.00
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.01
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.14
|
$6.92
€6.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.93
|
$4.41
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.84
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.44
|
$3.78
€3.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.86
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.73
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.95
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.54
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.90
|
$6.79
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.66
|
$42.87
€40.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,081.23
|
$35,759.38
€33,829.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.55
|
$14.90
€14.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ333.13
|
$31.85
€30.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,001.49
|
$1,468.90
€1,389.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,682.28
|
$1,074.71
€1,016.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ465.72
|
$130.03
€123.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,681.75
|
$567.57
€536.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,197.97
|
$10,069.47
€9,526.01
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.84
|
$3.75
€3.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.52
|
$2.59
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ432.02
|
$43.11
€40.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ366.83
|
$90.50
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ430.49
|
$37.21
€35.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ927.21
|
$97.88
€92.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ918.93
|
$121.40
€114.85
|
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