Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.5 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Paris instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Q8.47
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
Q6.51
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
Q14.66
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
Q21.90
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Q49.35
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Q16.24
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
Q23.75
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Q11.61
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
Q10.43
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
Q6.23
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.54
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.52
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
Q32.24
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
Q82.10
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
Q139,316.04
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.17
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
Q4,516.71
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
Q3,193.44
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
Q487.38
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
Q19.90
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
Q18.91
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
Q27.86
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
Q398.05
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
Q57.22
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
Q396.94
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
Q458.75
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
Q786.14
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
Q850.82
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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