Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Portugal

Portugal vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Portugal is 25.5% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% more in Portugal
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Portugal
Transportation: pay 72.1% more in Portugal
Housing: pay 32.8% more in Portugal
Childcare: pay 49.9% more in Portugal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Portugal
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in Portugal

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, and clothing in Portugal are more expensive than in Guatemala. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Portugal.

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Portugal vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Portugal instead of Guatemala, you would:

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pay 57.4% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Portugal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$13.01 €11.58	+91.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$9.54 €8.49	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.90 €1.69	+69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.44 €1.28	+52.0%
Average			+57.4%

Guatemala vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Portugal
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$1.56 €1.39	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$5.65 €5.03	+91.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$4.09 €3.64	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$3.28 €2.92	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$3.42 €3.04	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$1.02 €0.91	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.65 €0.58	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.83 €0.74	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$1.09 €0.97	+48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.79 €0.70	+14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.87 €0.77	-1.7%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 72.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Portugal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$7.95 €7.08	+57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$37.81 €33.65	+165.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	+32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.87 €11.46
Average			+72.1%

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pay 32.8% more for housing

	Guatemala	Portugal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$39.38 €35.05	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$962.54 €856.70	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$770.06 €685.38	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$94.27 €83.91	+89.2%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 49.9% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Portugal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$491.62 €437.56	+44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	+55.5%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Portugal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$2.77 €2.46	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$2.05 €1.83	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$6.15 €5.47	+53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$43.95 €39.11	+9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$8.25 €7.34	+27.2%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Portugal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$80.47 €71.62	+71.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$37.54 €33.41	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$86.61 €77.08	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$105.16 €93.60	+9.7%
Average			+5.3%

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