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Prague vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 57.3% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Prague

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Prague are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.9% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.74	$10.61 CZK261.12	+106.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ49.18	$8.49 CZK208.90	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.94	$1.74 CZK42.86	+50.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ7.00	$1.39 CZK34.19	+53.4%
Average			+60.9%

Guatemala City vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ25.01	$1.42 CZK35.00	-56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.14	$5.99 CZK147.42	+77.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.93	$3.96 CZK97.39	-46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.84	$2.56 CZK62.93	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.44	$3.92 CZK96.32	+14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.86	$0.77 CZK18.83	-54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.73	$0.73 CZK18.01	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.95	$0.89 CZK21.98	-42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.04	$1.47 CZK36.27	+61.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.46	$0.57 CZK14.13	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.54	$0.55 CZK13.45	-50.6%
Average			-11.7%

Guatemala City vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.90	$6.13 CZK150.81	+48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.66	$23.35 CZK574.47	+74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ139,080.89	$25,475.49 CZK626,697.09	+41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.55	$12.99 CZK319.62	+48.5%
Average			+53.1%

Guatemala City vs. Prague - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Guatemala City	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ333.13	$19.68 CZK484.03	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ5,001.48	$1,128.35 CZK27,757.46	+74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,682.27	$837.45 CZK20,601.29	+141.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ465.72	$223.37 CZK5,494.81	+270.4%
Average			+107.8%

Guatemala City vs. Prague - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,681.74	$713.18 CZK17,544.29	+227.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,197.86	$11,763.21 CZK289,374.90	+110.3%
Average			+168.9%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.84	$2.40 CZK59.01	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.52	$3.08 CZK75.69	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.82	$6.54 CZK160.85	+81.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ432.02	$63.73 CZK1,567.82	+13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.61	$10.61 CZK261.12	+37.5%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ366.83	$82.44 CZK2,028.03	+73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ430.49	$36.17 CZK889.83	-35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ927.21	$92.56 CZK2,277.00	-22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ918.93	$111.10 CZK2,733.10	-6.6%
Average			+2.2%

Guatemala City vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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