Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 20.0% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Macao, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
$5.15
GTQ39.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
$6.37
GTQ48.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.09
|
$1.16
GTQ8.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.15
|
$0.91
GTQ6.95
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Macao
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.65
|
$3.24
GTQ24.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.61
|
$3.39
GTQ25.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.15
MOP88.87
|
$7.37
GTQ56.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
MOP22.75
|
$2.57
GTQ19.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.25
|
$3.42
GTQ26.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.73
|
$1.67
GTQ12.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.67
|
$0.74
GTQ5.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.74
|
$1.55
GTQ11.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
MOP10.23
|
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.76
|
$0.84
GTQ6.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.39
|
$1.11
GTQ8.49
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Macao
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
MOP52.67
|
$4.13
GTQ31.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.35
MOP178.19
|
$13.42
GTQ103.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP247,486.32
|
$18,009.72
GTQ138,212.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.48
|
$8.75
GTQ67.13
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
Macao
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP235.94
|
$43.14
GTQ331.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.76
MOP8,473.93
|
$647.65
GTQ4,970.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.69
MOP6,599.64
|
$347.33
GTQ2,665.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.75
MOP627.95
|
$60.31
GTQ462.81
|
|
pay 63.1% less for childcare
Macao
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,444.70
|
$217.77
GTQ1,671.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP106,489.83
|
$5,593.73
GTQ42,928.08
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
MOP46.34
|
$3.22
GTQ24.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.55
|
$3.31
GTQ25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
$3.60
GTQ27.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.91
MOP692.96
|
$55.94
GTQ429.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
MOP117.80
|
$7.72
GTQ59.23
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Macao
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.38
MOP577.14
|
$47.50
GTQ364.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
MOP296.98
|
$55.74
GTQ427.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.84
MOP676.46
|
$120.06
GTQ921.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.55
MOP777.81
|
$118.99
GTQ913.19
|
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