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Guatemala City vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 19.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 66.6% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 26.9% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 13.3% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Guatemala City

The cost of groceries, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 30.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.75	$5.15 GTQ39.88	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN23.04	$6.37 GTQ49.36	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.13	$1.16 GTQ8.97	+39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.92	$0.91 GTQ7.02	+78.0%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 66.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.16	$3.24 GTQ25.10	+33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.95	$3.39 GTQ26.24	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.72	$7.37 GTQ57.14	+48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.22	$2.57 GTQ19.91	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.49	$3.42 GTQ26.54	+52.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.31	$1.67 GTQ12.91	+90.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.91	$0.74 GTQ5.75	+47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.82	$1.55 GTQ11.99	+221.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.98	$0.91 GTQ7.06	+74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.02	$0.84 GTQ6.48	+56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$1.11 GTQ8.57	+132.2%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.36	$4.13 GTQ32.02	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN90.15	$13.42 GTQ104.05	-43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN87,547.78	$18,009.72 GTQ139,596.60	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN76.13	$8.75 GTQ67.80	-56.6%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 26.9% more for housing

	Lima	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN100.40	$43.14 GTQ334.37	+62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,175.43	$647.65 GTQ5,020.02	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,374.65	$347.33 GTQ2,692.22	-4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN166.33	$60.31 GTQ467.45	+37.0%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 13.3% less for childcare

	Lima	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN807.61	$217.77 GTQ1,687.98	+1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,549.88	$5,593.73 GTQ43,358.04	-28.5%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN8.01	$3.22 GTQ24.93	+51.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.90	$3.31 GTQ25.62	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN20.03	$3.60 GTQ27.92	-32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN115.33	$55.94 GTQ433.62	+83.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN30.05	$7.72 GTQ59.83	-2.9%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Lima	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN161.73	$47.50 GTQ368.19	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN132.22	$55.74 GTQ432.08	+59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN322.04	$120.06 GTQ930.64	+40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN356.60	$118.99 GTQ922.33	+26.1%
Average			+34.4%

Lima vs. Guatemala City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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