Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 37.8% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 53.0% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 78.1% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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