Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 26.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.0% more in Guatemala City
- Groceries
-
pay 45.7% more in Guatemala City
- Transportation
-
pay 32.4% more in Guatemala City
- Housing
-
pay 36.0% less in Guatemala City
- Childcare
-
pay 40.0% more in Guatemala City
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 75.2% more in Guatemala City
- Clothing
-
pay 4.4% less in Guatemala City
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Guatemala City. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Guatemala City.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB804.45
|
$5.15
GTQ39.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB836.00
|
$6.37
GTQ48.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.25
|
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
$0.91
GTQ6.96
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB161.10
|
$3.24
GTQ24.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB650.73
|
$3.39
GTQ26.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB814.99
|
$7.37
GTQ56.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
$2.57
GTQ19.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
$3.42
GTQ26.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
$1.67
GTQ12.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
$0.74
GTQ5.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
$1.55
GTQ11.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
$0.91
GTQ7.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB654.25
|
$4.13
GTQ31.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
|
$13.42
GTQ103.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
|
$18,009.72
GTQ138,404.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
$8.75
GTQ67.22
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
|
$43.14
GTQ331.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
|
$647.65
GTQ4,977.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,679.17
|
$347.33
GTQ2,669.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
$60.31
GTQ463.46
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
|
$217.77
GTQ1,673.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
|
$5,593.73
GTQ42,987.65
|
|
pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.07
|
$3.22
GTQ24.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB154.15
|
$3.31
GTQ25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB536.30
|
$3.60
GTQ27.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
$55.94
GTQ429.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
$7.72
GTQ59.32
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
|
$47.50
GTQ365.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
|
$55.74
GTQ428.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
|
$120.06
GTQ922.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
$118.99
GTQ914.46
|
|
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