Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.4 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.57
|
$25.83
£20.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ48.97
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.97
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ24.90
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
$3.41
£2.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.69
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.75
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.33
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.81
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.71
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.76
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
$72.11
£57.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ138,490.16
|
$32,288.44
£25,578.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.27
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
$68.19
£54.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ4,980.23
|
$1,183.91
£937.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,670.88
|
$968.65
£767.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ463.75
|
$209.19
£165.72
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
$1,174.87
£930.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
$18,512.04
£14,664.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.73
|
$6.33
£5.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.42
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.70
|
$21.31
£16.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ430.19
|
$52.74
£41.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ365.27
|
$80.51
£63.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
$39.71
£31.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ923.27
|
$90.84
£71.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ915.02
|
$70.17
£55.59
|
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