Cost of living comparison

Guatemala City, Guatemala

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 31.4% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 9.8% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 38.2% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.52	$10.23 DOP617.15	+98.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ48.90	$6.60 DOP398.16	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.89	$1.05 DOP63.34	-9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ6.96	$0.77 DOP46.15	-15.5%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ24.87	$1.90 DOP114.79	-41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.00	$3.22 DOP194.05	-4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.61	$4.91 DOP296.12	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.73	$2.37 DOP142.81	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.30	$2.89 DOP174.21	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.79	$1.37 DOP82.80	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.70	$0.35 DOP21.35	-52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.88	$1.35 DOP81.49	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.00	$0.79 DOP47.83	-12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.42	$0.98 DOP59.34	+17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.49	$1.09 DOP65.70	-1.5%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.72	$4.80 DOP289.48	+16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.09	$82.54 DOP4,977.05	+514.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ138,314.18	$28,062.96 DOP1,692,196.48	+55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.18	$18.61 DOP1,122.21	+112.8%
Average			+174.9%

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pay 9.8% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ331.30	$42.28 DOP2,549.35	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ4,973.90	$732.50 DOP44,169.64	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,667.49	$411.15 DOP24,792.36	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ463.16	$66.16 DOP3,989.67	+9.7%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 38.2% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,672.47	$361.79 DOP21,816.06	+66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ42,959.73	$6,176.69 DOP372,454.24	+10.4%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.70	$2.48 DOP149.31	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.38	$2.58 DOP155.53	-22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.66	$4.54 DOP273.74	+26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ429.64	$44.94 DOP2,709.73	-19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.28	$6.40 DOP385.72	-17.1%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ364.80	$66.44 DOP4,006.52	+39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ428.12	$56.74 DOP3,421.72	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ922.09	$103.17 DOP6,221.31	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ913.86	$109.66 DOP6,612.36	-7.8%
Average			+5.0%

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