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Monrovia vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 19.2% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 64.4% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 49.6% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.0% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.96	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.46	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	+73.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.16	$2.00 LRD353.80	+67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.26	$2.00 LRD353.80	+110.9%
Average			+74.0%

Guatemala City vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.82	$1.79 LRD316.87	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.09	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	+50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.96	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.55	$3.60 LRD636.84	+41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.26	$5.38 LRD950.84	+40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.52	$0.74 LRD131.33	-57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.81	$3.83 LRD678.12	+405.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.77	$4.67 LRD825.53	+231.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.59	$5.00 LRD884.50	+481.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.99	$1.03 LRD182.19	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.23	$4.83 LRD855.02	+301.2%
Average			+134.9%

Guatemala City vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.16	$4.69 LRD830.25	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.26	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	+46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,867.31	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	-35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.91	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	-8.2%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ356.24	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+100.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,711.58	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,237.13	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ470.18	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	+38.9%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 64.4% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,768.43	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	-44.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ45,100.07	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-84.8%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.98	$3.00 LRD530.70	-8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.38	$3.33 LRD589.67	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.97	$5.00 LRD884.50	+23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ372.45	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	+56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.95	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	+35.9%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 49.6% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ393.90	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ407.97	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	-36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ940.00	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	-54.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ932.51	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	-43.5%
Average			-49.6%

Guatemala City vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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