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Antigua Guatemala vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Antigua Guatemala is 28.8% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Antigua Guatemala
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Antigua Guatemala
Transportation: pay 37.7% less in Antigua Guatemala
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Antigua Guatemala
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in Antigua Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Antigua Guatemala
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Antigua Guatemala

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

Antigua Guatemala vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua Guatemala instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Rome	Antigua Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$5.22 GTQ39.92	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$6.33 GTQ48.40	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$1.20 GTQ9.15	-52.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$0.95 GTQ7.25	-29.1%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Rome	Antigua Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$3.11 GTQ23.79	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$3.78 GTQ28.90	-60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$7.41 GTQ56.67	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$2.51 GTQ19.21	-45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$3.82 GTQ29.22	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.77 GTQ13.50	+45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.76 GTQ5.81	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.41 GTQ10.76	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$0.73 GTQ5.59	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.78 GTQ5.99	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.79 GTQ6.04	-19.2%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 37.7% less for transportation

	Rome	Antigua Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$4.07 GTQ31.13	-46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$19,575.65 GTQ149,698.59	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$13.24 GTQ101.28	-33.3%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Rome	Antigua Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$46.53 GTQ355.84	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$877.10 GTQ6,707.36	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$548.12 GTQ4,191.56	-40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$37.68 GTQ288.11	-78.1%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Rome	Antigua Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$230.99 GTQ1,766.44	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$5,890.97 GTQ45,049.30	-46.2%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Antigua Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$3.85 GTQ29.44	-34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$3.31 GTQ25.35	+64.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$3.92 GTQ29.94	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$40.99 GTQ313.49	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$7.18 GTQ54.89	-38.5%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Rome	Antigua Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$46.75 GTQ357.51	-42.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$53.28 GTQ407.41	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$100.76 GTQ770.53	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$85.54 GTQ654.10	-26.8%
Average			-3.7%

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