Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 10.1% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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