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Damascus vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 26.3% cheaper than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 17.7% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 56.1% less in Damascus

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.3% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.88	$5.00 SYP65,010	-2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ49.36	$5.00 SYP65,010	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.97	$1.05 SYP13,652	-9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ7.02	$0.54 SYP7,086	-39.8%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ25.10	$0.63 SYP8,217	-80.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.24	$1.67 SYP21,752	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ57.14	$4.05 SYP52,594	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.91	$1.97 SYP25,571	-23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.54	$3.01 SYP39,106	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.91	$0.46 SYP5,918	-72.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.75	$0.96 SYP12,544	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.99	$0.46 SYP5,963	-70.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.06	$0.39 SYP5,065	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.48	$0.27 SYP3,476	-68.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.57	$0.28 SYP3,593	-75.0%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ32.02	$15.92 SYP207,051	+285.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ104.05	$17.00 SYP221,034	+26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ139,596.60	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.80	$11.00 SYP143,022	+25.7%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 17.7% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ334.37	$66.75 SYP867,884	+54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ5,020.02	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,692.22	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ467.45	$53.53 SYP695,989	-11.2%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,687.98	$48.33 SYP628,430	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,358.04	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-70.5%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.93	$1.25 SYP16,252	-61.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.62	$1.27 SYP16,578	-61.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.92	$3.00 SYP39,006	-16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ433.62	$13.30 SYP172,927	-76.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.83	$3.00 SYP39,006	-61.1%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ368.19	$22.00 SYP286,044	-53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ432.08	$23.50 SYP305,547	-57.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ930.64	$47.50 SYP617,595	-60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ922.33	$56.25 SYP731,362	-52.7%
Average			-56.1%

Guatemala City vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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