Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 9.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 64.6% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.09
Q8.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.84
Q6.51
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.89
Q14.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$2.82
Q21.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
$6.36
Q49.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$2.09
Q16.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$3.06
Q23.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$1.50
Q11.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.34
Q10.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.80
Q6.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.71
Q5.52
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$4.15
Q32.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.080
|
$10.58
Q82.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,834.490
|
$17,951.60
Q139,316.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.300
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.720
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD286.450
|
$582.00
Q4,516.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD207.180
|
$411.49
Q3,193.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.340
|
$62.80
Q487.38
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.920
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,193.210
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$2.56
Q19.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
$2.44
Q18.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$3.59
Q27.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD37.130
|
$51.29
Q398.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.520
|
$7.37
Q57.22
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.600
|
$51.15
Q396.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.590
|
$59.11
Q458.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.670
|
$101.30
Q786.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.470
|
$109.63
Q850.82
|
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