Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 43.1% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 26.4% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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