Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 51.0% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 72.4% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
|
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