Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 18.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Lima, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
|
pay 52.6% more for groceries
Lima
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Lima
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
Lima
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
Lima
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
|
pay 54.9% more for clothing
Lima
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
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