Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 6.5% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
Mexico
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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