Cost of living comparison

Guatemala City, Guatemala

compared to

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 2.4 times more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 41.6% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 44.8% more in Copenhagen

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.54	$21.56 DKK141.14	+319.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ48.94	$14.37 DKK94.09	+125.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.90	$3.78 DKK24.75	+226.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ6.96	$2.98 DKK19.50	+228.7%
Average			+225.0%

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pay 41.6% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ24.89	$3.78 DKK24.76	+16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.01	$6.47 DKK42.36	+91.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.65	$7.42 DKK48.60	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.74	$4.75 DKK31.12	+85.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.31	$5.10 DKK33.38	+48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.80	$1.41 DKK9.23	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.70	$1.42 DKK9.26	+90.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.89	$1.51 DKK9.89	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.00	$2.12 DKK13.85	+132.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.43	$1.07 DKK7.00	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.50	$0.90 DKK5.92	-18.3%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.74	$7.78 DKK50.95	+88.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.16	$100.30 DKK656.67	+647.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ138,404.09	$50,303.99 DKK329,327.67	+179.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.22	$24.43 DKK159.96	+179.3%
Average			+273.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Guatemala City	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ331.51	$36.84 DKK241.18	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ4,977.14	$1,691.68 DKK11,074.98	+161.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,669.22	$1,264.98 DKK8,281.53	+264.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ463.46	$151.98 DKK994.98	+152.0%
Average			+140.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,673.56	$580.24 DKK3,798.70	+166.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ42,987.65	$12,599.95 DKK82,488.74	+125.3%
Average			+145.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.72	$8.62 DKK56.46	+168.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.40	$6.19 DKK40.53	+87.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.68	$9.05 DKK59.28	+151.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ429.92	$43.41 DKK284.17	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.32	$18.68 DKK122.32	+142.1%
Average			+105.3%

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pay 44.8% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ365.04	$115.64 DKK757.08	+143.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ428.39	$48.78 DKK319.38	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ922.69	$121.38 DKK794.61	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ914.46	$174.89 DKK1,144.94	+47.0%
Average			+44.8%

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