Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 48.9% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$5.47
GTQ42.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$6.18
GTQ47.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.23
GTQ9.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$2.81
GTQ21.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.66
GTQ28.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$7.09
GTQ54.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.29
GTQ17.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.23
GTQ24.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
GTQ11.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
GTQ4.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
GTQ8.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
GTQ6.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
GTQ6.41
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$4.46
GTQ34.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.87
GTQ99.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,087.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.43
GTQ65.07
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$41.10
GTQ317.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$546.68
GTQ4,218.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$378.18
GTQ2,918.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$60.66
GTQ468.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$192.19
GTQ1,483.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,712.79
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.86
GTQ22.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.93
GTQ447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.87
GTQ431.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.70
GTQ422.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$106.57
GTQ822.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.70
GTQ931.39
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