Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.3 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.93
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q45.25
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.17
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.84
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.18
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.73
|
$4.31
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.96
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.15
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.55
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.25
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.93
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.21
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.31
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.60
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.90
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.46
|
$7.64
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q116.25
|
$113.76
€106.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q134,740.59
|
$32,407.58
€30,390.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.87
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q376.85
|
$52.84
€49.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,110.01
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,063.92
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q418.56
|
$156.48
€146.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,350.28
|
$893.73
€838.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,352.29
|
$8,678.25
€8,138.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.85
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.17
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.31
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q326.01
|
$59.94
€56.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.63
|
$11.50
€10.78
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q344.38
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q374.49
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q769.79
|
$85.01
€79.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q752.78
|
$90.50
€84.87
|
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