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Guatemala City vs. Macao Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 24.5% cheaper than Macao.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 29.0% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 25.1% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Guatemala City

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Macao Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% less for restaurants

	Macao	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP50.03	$5.22 GTQ39.96	-16.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 MOP52.03	$6.33 GTQ48.46	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 MOP10.70	$1.20 GTQ9.16	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 MOP6.22	$0.95 GTQ7.26	+22.2%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Macao	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.41	$3.11 GTQ23.82	+86.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.33	$3.93 GTQ30.09	-55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.54	$7.96 GTQ60.96	-30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.55	$2.55 GTQ19.55	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.52	$3.82 GTQ29.26	+7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.16	$1.76 GTQ13.52	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.74	$0.76 GTQ5.81	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.88	$1.41 GTQ10.77	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.86	$0.86 GTQ6.59	-36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.92	$0.78 GTQ5.99	-60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.52	$1.20 GTQ9.23	-22.8%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

	Macao	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.16	$4.07 GTQ31.16	-40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP180.11	$13.61 GTQ104.26	-39.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	$19,565.40 GTQ149,867.31	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP109.07	$13.83 GTQ105.91	+1.7%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 25.1% less for housing

	Macao	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP295.18	$46.51 GTQ356.24	+26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,068.14 MOP8,565.33	$745.66 GTQ5,711.58	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.73 MOP8,938.90	$422.61 GTQ3,237.13	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP753.20	$61.38 GTQ470.18	-34.6%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Macao	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	$230.87 GTQ1,768.43	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	$5,887.88 GTQ45,100.07	-69.3%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Macao	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.53	$3.26 GTQ24.98	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.33	$3.31 GTQ25.38	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP50.03	$4.04 GTQ30.97	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 MOP700.44	$48.62 GTQ372.45	-44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.85 MOP119.07	$7.17 GTQ54.95	-51.7%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Macao	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP562.35	$51.42 GTQ393.90	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.84	$53.26 GTQ407.97	+54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP770.48	$122.72 GTQ940.00	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	$121.74 GTQ932.51	-11.3%
Average			+11.0%

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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: December 2025

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