Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 30.9% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Peru, you would:
pay 47.1% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$5.22
Q40.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$1.04
Q8.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$2.52
Q19.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$6.12
Q47.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$2.75
Q21.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.43
Q11.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.76
Q29.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$14.82
Q115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$2.32
Q17.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$41.57
Q322.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$6.84
Q53.07
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$95.99
Q744.98
|
|
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