Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 28.5% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
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