Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 63.3% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,873
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$6.95
GTQ53.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,783
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$3.18
GTQ24.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX21,204
|
$4.02
GTQ31.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,242.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 53.9% more for housing
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$41.52
GTQ322.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX991,577
|
$438.88
GTQ3,407.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX594,383
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
$53.56
GTQ415.77
|
|
pay 31.3% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,024.79
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$42.91
GTQ333.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX20,282
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX58,565
|
$47.26
GTQ366.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$54.69
GTQ424.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$101.79
GTQ790.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$101.91
GTQ791.13
|
|
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