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Guatemala City vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 23.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 41.2% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 23.6% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Guatemala City

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur.

Guatemala City vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$5.22 GTQ39.86	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$6.33 GTQ48.32	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$1.20 GTQ9.13	+35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$0.95 GTQ7.24	+94.9%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$3.11 GTQ23.75	+218.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$3.93 GTQ30.01	-44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$7.96 GTQ60.79	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$2.55 GTQ19.50	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$3.82 GTQ29.18	+82.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$1.76 GTQ13.48	+33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$0.76 GTQ5.80	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$0.86 GTQ6.57	+24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.78 GTQ5.98	+38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$1.20 GTQ9.20	+94.1%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$4.07 GTQ31.08	+118.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$13.61 GTQ103.97	+14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	-51.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$13.83 GTQ105.62	+29.7%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 41.2% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$46.51 GTQ355.27	+82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	+30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	+20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$61.38 GTQ468.89	+31.7%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 23.6% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	-34.6%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$3.26 GTQ24.91	-23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$3.31 GTQ25.31	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$4.04 GTQ30.89	-5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$48.62 GTQ371.43	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$7.17 GTQ54.80	+44.2%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$51.42 GTQ392.83	-16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$53.26 GTQ406.86	+43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$122.72 GTQ937.44	+39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$121.74 GTQ929.96	+47.6%
Average			+28.6%

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