Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 71.0% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,946
|
$5.15
GTQ39.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
$6.37
GTQ48.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD551
|
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$0.91
GTQ6.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,146
|
$3.24
GTQ24.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,110
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,706
|
$7.37
GTQ56.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,380
|
$2.57
GTQ19.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,902
|
$3.42
GTQ26.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD672
|
$1.67
GTQ12.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$0.74
GTQ5.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD608
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD388
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD378
|
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,333
|
$4.13
GTQ31.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,770
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,816,366
|
$18,009.72
GTQ138,490.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,839
|
$8.75
GTQ67.27
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,043
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD580,099
|
$647.65
GTQ4,980.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD345,579
|
$347.33
GTQ2,670.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,769
|
$60.31
GTQ463.75
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD212,396
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,495,946
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
$3.22
GTQ24.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,783
|
$3.31
GTQ25.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
$3.60
GTQ27.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,712
|
$55.94
GTQ430.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,561
|
$47.50
GTQ365.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,501
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,776
|
$120.06
GTQ923.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,074
|
$118.99
GTQ915.02
|
|
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