Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

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Montenegro

Podgorica vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 2.2% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 48.1% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 4.7% more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% less in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 7.5% more in Podgorica

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

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Podgorica vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$11.20 €9.97	+64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$10.64 €9.47	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$2.55 €2.27	+126.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.43 €1.27	+50.6%
Average			+57.3%

Guatemala City vs. Podgorica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$0.98 €0.87	-68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 GTQ24.18	$4.33 €3.85	+36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$4.90 €4.36	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GTQ19.40	$3.50 €3.12	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$3.77 €3.35	-11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$0.72 €0.64	-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.76 €0.68
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.80 €0.71	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.63	$1.07 €0.95	+45.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.44 €0.39	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 GTQ7.43	$0.47 €0.42	-51.3%
Average			-25.7%

Guatemala City vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 GTQ39.53	$7.02 €6.25	+35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$33.59 €29.90	+136.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.03 €6.25
Average			+48.1%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$31.80 €28.30	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	$639.89 €569.53	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	$489.46 €435.64	-10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.58 GTQ425.28	$98.01 €87.24	+76.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 4.7% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$340.96 €303.47	+0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	+9.4%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$3.08 €2.74	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$2.17 €1.94	-35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.06 GTQ31.06	$4.37 €3.89	+7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.43 GTQ301.73	$48.15 €42.85	+22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$6.44 €5.73	-0.7%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 7.5% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.64 GTQ379.84	$87.34 €77.74	+75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$46.28 €41.19	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.72 GTQ900.82	$97.42 €86.70	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.60 GTQ861.58	$105.75 €94.12	-6.1%
Average			+7.5%

Guatemala City vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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