Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 35.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Guatemala
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$5.22
Q40.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$1.04
Q8.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$1.81
Q14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$2.52
Q19.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$6.12
Q47.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$1.93
Q15.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$2.75
Q21.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$1.43
Q11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$3.76
Q29.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$14.82
Q115.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$17,182.24
Q133,415.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$8.66
Q67.21
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$396.59
Q3,079.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$390.71
Q3,033.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$53.38
Q414.44
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$2.32
Q17.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$3.36
Q26.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$41.57
Q322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$6.84
Q53.10
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Guatemala
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$43.92
Q340.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$47.75
Q370.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$98.16
Q762.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$95.99
Q745.37
|
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