Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 18.1% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
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