Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 44.1% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
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