Cost of living comparison

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Nicosia is 41.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.

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

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

 
Guatemala City
Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.15
GTQ39.86
$12.33
€11.69
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.37
GTQ49.33
$7.50
€7.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
GTQ8.97
$1.47
€1.39

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

 
Guatemala City
Nicosia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.24
GTQ25.09
$1.85
€1.76
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.39
GTQ26.22
$6.54
€6.20
Milk (1 gallon) $7.37
GTQ57.10
$7.37
€6.99

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Guatemala City
Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
GTQ32.00
$5.64
€5.35
Monthly public transit pass $13.42
GTQ103.98
$53.59
€50.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
$28,348.13
€26,884.29

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pay 50.5% more for housing

 
Guatemala City
Nicosia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.14
GTQ334.16
$29.63
€28.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $647.65
GTQ5,016.94
$707.36
€670.84
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $347.33
GTQ2,690.57
$588.46
€558.08

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pay 61.2% more for childcare

 
Guatemala City
Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $217.77
GTQ1,686.94
$423.35
€401.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
$7,161.35
€6,791.55

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Guatemala City
Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
GTQ24.91
$4.29
€4.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.31
GTQ25.60
$3.48
€3.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.60
GTQ27.90
$5.36
€5.08

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

 
Guatemala City
Nicosia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
GTQ367.96
$81.72
€77.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.74
GTQ431.82
$35.90
€34.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.06
GTQ930.07
$79.71
€75.60

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