Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

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Lithuania

Vilnius vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Vilnius is 21.5% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Vilnius
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Vilnius
Transportation: pay 55.0% more in Vilnius
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Vilnius
Childcare: pay 79.3% more in Vilnius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Vilnius
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Vilnius

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

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Vilnius vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Vilnius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$13.44 €11.96	+97.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$8.96 €7.97	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$2.27 €2.02	+101.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$2.24 €1.99	+135.8%
Average			+66.2%

Guatemala City vs. Vilnius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Vilnius
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$1.65 €1.47	-46.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 GTQ24.18	$5.21 €4.63	+64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$5.65 €5.03	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GTQ19.40	$3.28 €2.92	+29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$3.84 €3.41	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$0.86 €0.77	-51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.66 €0.58	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.78 €0.70	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.63	$1.56 €1.39	+111.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.43 €0.38	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 GTQ7.43	$0.37 €0.33	-62.4%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 55.0% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Vilnius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 GTQ39.53	$7.33 €6.52	+41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$42.55 €37.87	+199.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.93 €11.51
Average			+55.0%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Vilnius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$20.45 €18.20	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	$815.94 €726.22	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	$619.59 €551.45	+13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.58 GTQ425.28	$170.67 €151.90	+207.1%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 79.3% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Vilnius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$646.49 €575.40	+89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	+69.3%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Vilnius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$5.60 €4.98	+71.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$3.69 €3.28	+10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.06 GTQ31.06	$6.27 €5.58	+54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.43 GTQ301.73	$41.50 €36.94	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$10.08 €8.97	+55.5%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Vilnius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.64 GTQ379.84	$94.67 €84.26	+90.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$41.68 €37.10	-12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.72 GTQ900.82	$92.02 €81.90	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.60 GTQ861.58	$128.77 €114.61	+14.4%
Average			+10.6%

Guatemala City vs. Vilnius - Cost of clothing

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