Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 2.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 91.9% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Guatemala City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
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pay 0.3% less for transportation
Maseru
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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