Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.6 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 |
$5.17
GTQ39.99
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.78
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.09
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.29
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.03
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.32
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.71
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.09
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.62
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.18
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.66
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.65
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.50
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.43
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.05
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.70
|
$118.73
€109.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ131,717.28
|
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.19
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ321.02
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,393.61
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ2,988.30
|
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ414.12
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,485.90
|
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ52,814.15
|
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.67
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.20
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.87
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ331.79
|
$58.33
€53.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.74
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ365.41
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ422.90
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ787.06
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ787.99
|
$90.97
€83.67
|
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