Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 47.6% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 60.0% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 82.5% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Guatemala. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Guatemala, you would:

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pay 69.8% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$16.34	+140.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$9.24	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.74	+54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.35	+42.6%
Average			+69.8%

Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$3.37	+10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$5.35	+81.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$7.71	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$6.03	+145.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$3.95	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$2.15	+21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$1.17	+53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$1.88	+45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$2.09	+183.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$1.43	+108.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$1.54	+74.9%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$4.08	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$37.75	+165.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$38,571.43	+53.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.50
Average			+39.1%

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pay 60.0% more for housing

	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$66.43	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$1,098.02	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$722.33	+35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$228.66	+359.0%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 82.5% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$700.71	+105.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$10,819.51	+61.8%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$2.61	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$2.78	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$11.22	+181.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$29.37	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$9.50	+46.6%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$52.28	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$47.82	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$96.61	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$101.25	+5.6%
Average			+2.2%

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