Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 58.8% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 95.3% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 69.5% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
|
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