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Guatemala City vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 12.9% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Guatemala City

Expenses including transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 10.6% less for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.88	$5.22 GTQ39.96	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.91	$6.33 GTQ48.46	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.30	$1.20 GTQ9.16	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.46	$0.95 GTQ7.26	+17.8%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.77	$3.11 GTQ23.82	+12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$3.93 GTQ30.09	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.22	$7.96 GTQ60.96	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.08	$2.55 GTQ19.55	-50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.31	$3.82 GTQ29.26	-17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.96	$1.76 GTQ13.52	-36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.90	$0.76 GTQ5.81	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.90	$1.41 GTQ10.77	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.76	$0.86 GTQ6.59	-54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.84	$0.78 GTQ5.99	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.57	$1.20 GTQ9.23	+46.7%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.72	$4.07 GTQ31.16	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD658.91	$13.61 GTQ104.26	-86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	$19,565.40 GTQ149,867.31	-44.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.88	$13.83 GTQ105.91	+25.2%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD417.09	$46.51 GTQ356.24	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	$745.66 GTQ5,711.58	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	$422.61 GTQ3,237.13	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD413.53	$61.38 GTQ470.18	+0.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	$230.87 GTQ1,768.43	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	$5,887.88 GTQ45,100.07	-18.0%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.48	$3.26 GTQ24.98	+77.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.29	$3.31 GTQ25.38	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.93	$4.04 GTQ30.97	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.83	$48.62 GTQ372.45	-10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.38	$7.17 GTQ54.95	-32.8%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD400.17	$51.42 GTQ393.90	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.57	$53.26 GTQ407.97	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	$122.72 GTQ940.00	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD798.68	$121.74 GTQ932.51	+3.3%
Average			+0.8%

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