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Guatemala City vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 42.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 99.3% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 71.8% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 14.9% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Guatemala City

The cost of clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Guatemala City. Notably, clothing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$5.22 GTQ39.98	-10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$6.33 GTQ48.48	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.20 GTQ9.16	+70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.95 GTQ7.27	+72.7%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 99.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$3.11 GTQ23.83	+469.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$3.93 GTQ30.10	-29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$7.96 GTQ60.99	+137.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.55 GTQ19.56	+55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.82 GTQ29.27	+30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.76 GTQ13.52	+25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.76 GTQ5.81	+59.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$1.41 GTQ10.78	+58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.86 GTQ6.59	+88.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.78 GTQ6.00	+59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$1.20 GTQ9.23	+137.8%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.07 GTQ31.18	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$13.61 GTQ104.30	-56.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$19,565.40 GTQ149,933.75	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$13.83 GTQ105.95	-18.8%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 71.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$46.51 GTQ356.40	+16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$745.66 GTQ5,714.11	+56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$422.61 GTQ3,238.56	+104.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$61.38 GTQ470.39	+109.3%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 14.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$230.87 GTQ1,769.22	+3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$5,887.88 GTQ45,120.06	-32.9%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$3.26 GTQ24.99	+40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$3.31 GTQ25.39	+39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$4.04 GTQ30.99	+30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$48.62 GTQ372.61	+7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$7.17 GTQ54.98	-2.4%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$51.42 GTQ394.08	+162.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$53.26 GTQ408.15	+114.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$122.72 GTQ940.42	+80.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$121.74 GTQ932.92	+95.5%
Average			+113.1%

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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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