Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 60.9% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.56
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.83
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.09
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.79
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.05
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.55
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.52
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.01
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.35
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.15
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.14
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.86
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.19
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.18
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,497.45
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.25
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q373.37
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,081.32
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,035.65
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.70
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,337.82
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,970.77
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.69
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.00
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.07
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q323.00
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.13
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q341.20
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q371.03
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q762.68
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q745.83
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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