Cost of living comparison

London, United Kingdom

compared to

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 46.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 66.2% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 58.5% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 85.3% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Guatemala City

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of London, you would:

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pay 55.6% less for restaurants

	London	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £20.01	$5.15 GTQ39.73	-80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.00	$6.37 GTQ49.17	-38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.90	$1.16 GTQ8.94	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.43	$0.91 GTQ6.99	-51.0%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	London	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.60	$3.24 GTQ25.01	+56.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.37	$3.39 GTQ26.14	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £4.89	$7.37 GTQ56.92	+16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.44	$2.57 GTQ19.84	-42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.30	$3.42 GTQ26.44	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.21	$1.67 GTQ12.86	+6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.58	$0.74 GTQ5.73	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.11	$1.55 GTQ11.95	+7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.39	$0.91 GTQ7.03	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.53	$0.84 GTQ6.46	+21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.54	$1.11 GTQ8.54	+57.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 66.2% less for transportation

	London	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.73	$4.13 GTQ31.90	-44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £200.06	$13.42 GTQ103.66	-94.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £28,293.48	$18,009.72 GTQ139,071.94	-50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £27.31	$8.75 GTQ67.55	-75.2%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 58.5% less for housing

	London	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £32.24	$43.14 GTQ333.11	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,195.30	$647.65 GTQ5,001.15	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,598.37	$347.33 GTQ2,682.10	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £204.39	$60.31 GTQ465.69	-77.1%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 85.3% less for childcare

	London	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,807.38	$217.77 GTQ1,681.64	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £21,602.67	$5,593.73 GTQ43,195.08	-79.9%
Average			-85.3%

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.40	$3.22 GTQ24.83	-61.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.72	$3.31 GTQ25.52	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £15.30	$3.60 GTQ27.81	-81.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £50.86	$55.94 GTQ431.99	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £12.50	$7.72 GTQ59.60	-52.2%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	London	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £75.08	$47.50 GTQ366.80	-51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £39.15	$55.74 GTQ430.46	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £88.97	$120.06 GTQ927.15	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £104.84	$118.99 GTQ918.87	-12.1%
Average			-12.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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