Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 14.5% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 30.5% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 67.4% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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