Cost of living comparison
Prague is 61.1% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Prague instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
|
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