Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 11.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.49
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ48.87
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.89
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.95
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ24.85
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ25.98
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.57
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.71
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.28
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.78
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.70
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.87
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.42
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.49
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.70
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.02
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ138,212.30
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.13
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.05
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ4,970.24
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,665.52
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ462.81
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,671.24
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ42,928.08
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.68
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.36
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.64
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ429.32
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.23
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ364.53
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ427.80
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ921.42
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ913.19
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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