Cost of living comparison
Castries is 25.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Castries instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
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Guatemala City
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.22
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.69
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.52
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.71
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.26
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.72
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.64
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ24.93
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.81
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.17
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.65
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.45
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.41
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
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pay 44.3% more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.43
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.35
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,087.17
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.07
|
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pay 19.0% more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ317.14
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,218.61
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,918.35
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ468.07
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 5.3% less for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,483.12
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,712.79
|
?? | |
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.06
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ447.07
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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pay 6.9% more for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ431.17
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ422.10
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ822.38
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ931.39
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
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