Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 2.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 56.3% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 62.2% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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