Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 3.7% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Guatemala City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON48.69
|
$5.47
GTQ42.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON34.08
|
$6.18
GTQ47.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.28
|
$1.23
GTQ9.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.41
|
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON4.93
|
$2.81
GTQ21.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON20.46
|
$3.66
GTQ28.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON29.49
|
$7.09
GTQ54.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.53
|
$2.29
GTQ17.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.42
|
$3.23
GTQ24.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.41
|
$1.53
GTQ11.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.42
|
$0.54
GTQ4.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.19
|
$1.12
GTQ8.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.01
|
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.03
|
$0.71
GTQ5.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON1.98
|
$0.83
GTQ6.43
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.16
|
$4.46
GTQ34.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON77.90
|
$12.87
GTQ99.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON117,517.15
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,371.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON26.29
|
$8.43
GTQ65.21
|
|
pay 76.6% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON39.44
|
$41.10
GTQ317.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,531.92
|
$546.68
GTQ4,227.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,759.81
|
$378.18
GTQ2,924.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON529.46
|
$60.66
GTQ469.02
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,150.70
|
$192.19
GTQ1,486.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON44,749.62
|
$6,830.94
GTQ52,820.55
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON13.63
|
$2.57
GTQ19.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.00
|
$2.86
GTQ22.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON25.32
|
$3.60
GTQ27.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON224.15
|
$57.93
GTQ447.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON34.08
|
$7.72
GTQ59.73
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON350.42
|
$55.87
GTQ432.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON179.33
|
$54.70
GTQ422.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON362.82
|
$106.57
GTQ824.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON447.46
|
$120.70
GTQ933.29
|
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