Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.3 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.31
|
$20.55
CA$28.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.78
|
$10.82
CA$14.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.54
|
$2.40
CA$3.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
$1.63
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.76
|
$2.80
CA$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.32
|
$7.33
CA$10.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.83
|
$8.50
CA$11.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.67
|
$3.17
CA$4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ24.98
|
$5.57
CA$7.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.84
|
$1.90
CA$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.18
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.66
|
$1.38
CA$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
$1.80
CA$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.50
|
$1.25
CA$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.43
|
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.50
|
$4.21
CA$5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.55
|
$94.40
CA$130.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,369.99
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,442.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.21
|
$19.29
CA$26.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ317.79
|
$53.74
CA$74.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,227.19
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,973.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,924.28
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,814.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ469.02
|
$137.00
CA$189.23
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,486.14
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,440.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,819.97
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,971.84
|
|
pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.91
|
$5.87
CA$8.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.10
|
$3.87
CA$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.87
|
$12.48
CA$17.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ447.97
|
$48.45
CA$66.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.73
|
$11.01
CA$15.21
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ432.05
|
$60.17
CA$83.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ422.96
|
$48.38
CA$66.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ824.05
|
$104.51
CA$144.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ933.28
|
$113.29
CA$156.48
|
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