Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 28.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Manila, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱296.17
|
$5.15
GTQ39.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱246.81
|
$6.37
GTQ49.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱50.55
|
$1.16
GTQ8.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.45
|
$0.91
GTQ7.00
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Manila
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱78.27
|
$3.24
GTQ25.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱307.08
|
$3.39
GTQ26.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱393.32
|
$7.37
GTQ56.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱120.35
|
$2.57
GTQ19.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱140.07
|
$3.42
GTQ26.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱88.11
|
$1.67
GTQ12.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱46.55
|
$0.74
GTQ5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱88.13
|
$1.55
GTQ11.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱56.55
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱69.54
|
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.98
|
$1.11
GTQ8.54
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
Manila
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱239.78
|
$4.13
GTQ31.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱574.87
|
$13.42
GTQ103.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,480,869.57
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,081.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱154.50
|
$8.75
GTQ67.55
|
|
pay 23.2% more for housing
Manila
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,667.86
|
$43.14
GTQ333.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,149.23
|
$647.65
GTQ5,001.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,574.64
|
$347.33
GTQ2,682.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,156.71
|
$60.31
GTQ465.72
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
Manila
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱27,939.07
|
$217.77
GTQ1,681.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱818,004.14
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,197.97
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱78.98
|
$3.22
GTQ24.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱156.16
|
$3.31
GTQ25.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱177.70
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,351.44
|
$55.94
GTQ432.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱444.26
|
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,928.85
|
$47.50
GTQ366.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,540.01
|
$55.74
GTQ430.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,286.21
|
$120.06
GTQ927.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,525.74
|
$118.99
GTQ918.93
|
|
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