Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 0.7% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 45.9% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
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