Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 15.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 93.8% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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