Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 12.7% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
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Honiara
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Guatemala City
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD50.28
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.06
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
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pay 13.3% less for groceries
|
Honiara
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD76.13
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD41.05
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.79
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.25
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.08
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.87
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
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pay 31.7% less for transportation
|
Honiara
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD90.50
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
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pay 44.5% less for housing
|
Honiara
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
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|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
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pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.84
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.65
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
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pay 52.7% more for clothing
|
Honiara
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
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