Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 62.2% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.48
|
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.52
|
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.68
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.94
|
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.43
|
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.27
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.79
|
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.63
|
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.45
|
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.24
|
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.29
|
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.23
|
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,539.02
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
|
pay 21.4% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,523.94
|
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,198.55
|
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ488.16
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
|
pay 70.5% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.93
|
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.94
|
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.91
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.68
|
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.31
|
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.58
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ459.48
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ787.40
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ852.18
|
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
|
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