Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 9.8% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 67.5% more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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