Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 26.4% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€18.00
|
$5.15
GTQ39.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.32
|
$6.37
GTQ49.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.02
|
$1.16
GTQ8.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.24
GTQ24.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.97
|
$3.39
GTQ26.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$7.37
GTQ56.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.96
|
$2.57
GTQ19.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$3.42
GTQ26.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$1.67
GTQ12.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.74
GTQ5.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$1.55
GTQ11.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.64
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.84
GTQ6.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.11
GTQ8.53
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$4.13
GTQ31.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.52
|
$13.42
GTQ103.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,920.34
|
$18,009.72
GTQ138,985.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.08
|
$8.75
GTQ67.51
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.58
|
$43.14
GTQ332.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,067.05
|
$647.65
GTQ4,998.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€835.71
|
$347.33
GTQ2,680.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.36
|
$60.31
GTQ465.40
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.47
|
$217.77
GTQ1,680.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,086.66
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,168.29
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$3.22
GTQ24.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$3.31
GTQ25.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.90
|
$3.60
GTQ27.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.85
|
$55.94
GTQ431.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.49
|
$7.72
GTQ59.57
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.99
|
$47.50
GTQ366.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.48
|
$55.74
GTQ430.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.98
|
$120.06
GTQ926.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.78
|
$118.99
GTQ918.30
|
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