Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 28.0% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Harare, you would:
pay 32.8% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Harare
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Harare
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Harare
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Harare
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
|
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