Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 37.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.40
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.95
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.50
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.90
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.81
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.09
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.86
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.26
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€96.05
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
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