Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 24.8% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
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