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Guatemala

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St. George's vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 19.5% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 50.3% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 26.0% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in St. George's

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

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St. George's vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$7.40 EC$20.00	+8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$8.33 EC$22.50	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.94 EC$5.25	+72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.94 EC$5.25	+104.6%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$2.38 EC$6.44	-22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 GTQ24.18	$6.93 EC$18.74	+119.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$15.41 EC$41.64	+97.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GTQ19.40	$4.26 EC$11.50	+67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$4.26 EC$11.50	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$6.11 EC$16.50	+244.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$1.11 EC$3.00	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.74 EC$2.00	-42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.63	$2.59 EC$7.00	+251.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$1.30 EC$3.50	+88.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 GTQ7.43	$1.67 EC$4.50	+71.4%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 50.3% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 GTQ39.53	$5.28 EC$14.26	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$64.35 EC$173.91	+352.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+50.3%

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pay 26.0% more for housing

	Guatemala City	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$50.94 EC$137.67	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	-19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.58 GTQ425.28	$192.10 EC$519.15	+245.6%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$55.50 EC$150.00	-83.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-50.2%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$2.78 EC$7.50	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$4.38 EC$11.83	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.06 GTQ31.06	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.43 GTQ301.73	$37.00 EC$100.00	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$11.10 EC$30.00	+71.3%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.64 GTQ379.84	$35.15 EC$95.00	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$44.40 EC$120.00	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.72 GTQ900.82	$50.57 EC$136.67	-57.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.60 GTQ861.58	$87.57 EC$236.67	-22.2%
Average			-31.4%

Guatemala City vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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