Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 35.9% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 69.6% more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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