Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 31.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$5.22
Q40.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$1.04
Q8.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$2.52
Q19.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$6.12
Q47.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$2.75
Q21.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$1.43
Q11.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$3.76
Q29.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$14.82
Q115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$2.32
Q17.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$41.57
Q322.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$6.84
Q53.07
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$95.99
Q744.98
|
|
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