Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 69.7% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
?? |
pay 42.2% more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
?? |
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
?? | |
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