Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 17.9% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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