Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 33.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
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