Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 55.0% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Praia, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
$1.09
Q8.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
$0.84
Q6.54
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Praia
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
$1.89
Q14.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
$2.82
Q22.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
$6.36
Q49.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
$2.09
Q16.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
$3.06
Q23.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
$1.50
Q11.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$1.34
Q10.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
$0.80
Q6.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Praia
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
$4.15
Q32.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
$10.58
Q82.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
$17,951.60
Q139,969.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
Praia
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
$582.00
Q4,537.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
$411.49
Q3,208.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
$62.80
Q489.66
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
$2.56
Q20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
$2.44
Q19.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
$3.59
Q27.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
$51.29
Q399.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$7.37
Q57.49
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
Praia
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.15
Q398.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$59.11
Q460.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
$101.30
Q789.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
$109.63
Q854.81
|
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