Cost of living comparison

 Guatemala City, Guatemala
compared to
 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubljana vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 57.3% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Ljubljana
Groceries
pay 0.3% more in Ljubljana
Transportation
pay 81.8% more in Ljubljana
Housing
pay 91.3% more in Ljubljana
Childcare
pay 88.2% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.1% more in Ljubljana
Clothing
pay 14.0% more in Ljubljana

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

Ljubljana vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Guatemala City
Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.15
GTQ39.54
$15.00
€13.16
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.37
GTQ48.94
$8.57
€7.52
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
GTQ8.90
$2.91
€2.55

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

 
Guatemala City
Ljubljana
Bread
1 loaf
$3.24
GTQ24.89
$1.85
€1.62
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.39
GTQ26.01
$6.52
€5.72
Milk (1 gallon) $7.37
GTQ56.65
$5.13
€4.50

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pay 81.8% more for transportation

 
Guatemala City
Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
GTQ31.74
$6.03
€5.29
Monthly public transit pass $13.42
GTQ103.16
$39.66
€34.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,009.72
GTQ138,404.09
$27,865.84
€24,442.66

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pay 91.3% more for housing

 
Guatemala City
Ljubljana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.14
GTQ331.51
$33.52
€29.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $647.65
GTQ4,977.14
$942.82
€827.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $347.33
GTQ2,669.22
$774.26
€679.14

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

 
Guatemala City
Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $217.77
GTQ1,673.56
$485.78
€426.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,593.73
GTQ42,987.65
$8,574.10
€7,520.82

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Guatemala City
Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
GTQ24.72
$3.22
€2.82
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.31
GTQ25.40
$2.32
€2.03
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.60
GTQ27.68
$5.36
€4.70

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

 
Guatemala City
Ljubljana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
GTQ365.04
$88.79
€77.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.74
GTQ428.39
$42.55
€37.32
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.06
GTQ922.69
$103.31
€90.62

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