Cost of living comparison

Saint Kitts and Nevis

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 20.6% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Guatemala
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Guatemala

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Guatemala.

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Guatemala vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$6.81 GTQ52.10	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$7.86 GTQ60.11	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.95 GTQ7.27	-58.4%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.06 GTQ23.38	-17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.94 GTQ22.53
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$7.79 GTQ59.62	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.46 GTQ18.82	-55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.77 GTQ13.56	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.76 GTQ5.83	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.29 GTQ9.90
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.73 GTQ5.62	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.88 GTQ6.75	+5.1%
Average			-28.8%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.04 GTQ38.56
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.23 GTQ108.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,199.77 GTQ193K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$46.14 GTQ353.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	+21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	-17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.53 EC$179.80	$49.82 GTQ381.19	-25.1%
Average			-4.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.27 GTQ25.05	+60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.34 GTQ25.59	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.99 GTQ30.56
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$40.26 GTQ308.05	+8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.48 GTQ49.59	+3.0%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$46.92 GTQ359.05	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.46 GTQ363.17
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$104.97 GTQ803.21	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$95.86 GTQ733.50
Average			-34.6%

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