Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 43.7% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
$11.31
€10.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
$8.81
€8.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
$4.01
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
$5.18
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
$3.19
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 80.8% more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
$6.10
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
$39.06
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
$27,888.35
€26,555.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
$9.69
€9.23
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
$29.16
€27.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
$691.39
€658.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
$536.29
€510.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
$98.51
€93.80
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
$385.16
€366.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
$8,661.10
€8,247.10
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
$2.71
€2.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
$2.26
€2.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
$58.84
€56.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
$5.48
€5.22
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
$83.30
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
$45.33
€43.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
$104.82
€99.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
$163.37
€155.56
|
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