Cost of living comparison

Guatemala City, Guatemala

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 50.9% cheaper than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 66.0% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 21.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 71.3% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 62.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Cairo

Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 51.2% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.57	$4.06 EGP201.82	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ48.97	$4.71 EGP234.11	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.90	$0.33 EGP16.63	-71.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ6.97	$0.12 EGP6.09	-86.5%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 66.0% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ24.91	$0.65 EGP32.26	-80.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.03	$1.59 EGP78.83	-53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.69	$3.40 EGP168.97	-53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.76	$1.45 EGP72.07	-43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.34	$1.96 EGP97.41	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.81	$0.68 EGP34.00	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.71	$0.23 EGP11.58	-68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.90	$0.16 EGP7.91	-89.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.01	$0.19 EGP9.57	-78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.43	$0.22 EGP10.75	-74.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.51	$0.19 EGP9.43	-82.8%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 21.2% less for transportation

	Guatemala City	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.77	$1.01 EGP50.44	-75.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.24	$8.12 EGP403.64	-39.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ138,510.38	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	+101.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.28	$2.50 EGP124.12	-71.5%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 71.3% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ331.77	$9.69 EGP481.88	-77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ4,980.96	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,671.27	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	-62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ463.81	$13.65 EGP678.66	-77.4%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,674.84	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	-59.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,020.66	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	-65.2%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.73	$1.42 EGP70.64	-55.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.42	$1.54 EGP76.45	-53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.70	$1.83 EGP90.82	-49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ430.25	$18.55 EGP922.27	-66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.36	$3.04 EGP151.36	-60.6%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ365.32	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ428.72	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ923.40	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ915.16	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	-55.0%
Average			-26.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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