Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 70.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
$3.74
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
$59.37
€55.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$13.63
€12.66
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
$816.29
€758.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$529.47
€491.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
$41.71
€38.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$94.21
€87.48
|
|
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