Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 70.0% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Guatemala City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
$1.09
GTQ8.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
$0.84
GTQ6.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
$1.89
GTQ14.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
$2.82
GTQ21.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
$6.36
GTQ49.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
$2.09
GTQ16.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
$3.06
GTQ23.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
$1.50
GTQ11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
$1.34
GTQ10.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
$0.80
GTQ6.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
$4.15
GTQ32.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
$10.58
GTQ82.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,539.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
$582.00
GTQ4,523.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
$411.49
GTQ3,198.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
$62.80
GTQ488.16
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
|
pay 92.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
$2.56
GTQ19.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
$2.44
GTQ18.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
$3.59
GTQ27.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
$51.29
GTQ398.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
$7.37
GTQ57.31
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
$51.15
GTQ397.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
$59.11
GTQ459.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
$101.30
GTQ787.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
$109.63
GTQ852.18
|
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