Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 67.7% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.56
|
$14.85
$573.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.83
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.09
|
$2.29
$88.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.79
|
$1.66
$64.17
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.05
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.55
|
$5.05
$194.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.52
|
$4.04
$156.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.01
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.35
|
$4.93
$190.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.15
|
$1.08
$41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$1.39
$53.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.14
|
$0.73
$28.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$1.20
$46.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$0.80
$30.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.86
|
$0.81
$31.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.19
|
$7.10
$274.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.18
|
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,497.45
|
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.25
|
$16.61
$640.82
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q373.37
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,081.32
|
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,035.65
|
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.70
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
|
pay 76.3% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,337.82
|
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,970.77
|
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.69
|
$3.62
$139.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.00
|
$3.84
$147.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.07
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q323.00
|
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.13
|
$9.51
$366.78
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q341.20
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q371.03
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q762.68
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q745.83
|
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
|
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