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Guatemala City vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 40.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Guatemala City

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB971.25	$5.15 GTQ39.72	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB539.58	$6.37 GTQ49.15	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB113.35	$1.16 GTQ8.94	+8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB51.30	$0.91 GTQ6.99	+86.7%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB65.40	$3.24 GTQ25.00	+423.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB465.79	$3.39 GTQ26.13	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB377.08	$7.37 GTQ56.90	+106.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB160.63	$2.57 GTQ19.83	+69.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB209.90	$3.42 GTQ26.43	+72.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB71.59	$1.67 GTQ12.86	+146.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB70.55	$0.74 GTQ5.73	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB75.64	$1.55 GTQ11.94	+116.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB118.77	$0.91 GTQ7.03	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB26.35	$0.84 GTQ6.45	+235.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB22.12	$1.11 GTQ8.54	+428.6%
Average			+142.5%

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB234.51	$4.13 GTQ31.88	+86.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,021.67	$13.42 GTQ103.61	-53.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,237,504.85	$18,009.72 GTQ139,013.30	-41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB615.13	$8.75 GTQ67.52	+50.3%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Moscow	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB674.36	$43.14 GTQ332.97	+576.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB101,551.30	$647.65 GTQ4,999.04	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB61,665.66	$347.33 GTQ2,680.97	-40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,162.11	$60.31 GTQ465.50	-30.4%
Average			+118.2%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB49,324.34	$217.77 GTQ1,680.93	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,100,972.71	$5,593.73 GTQ43,176.87	-46.3%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB323.75	$3.22 GTQ24.82	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB266.90	$3.31 GTQ25.51	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB259.00	$3.60 GTQ27.80	+47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,419.01	$55.94 GTQ431.81	+73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB539.58	$7.72 GTQ59.58	+51.2%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Moscow	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,580.18	$47.50 GTQ366.65	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,473.01	$55.74 GTQ430.28	+31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB11,519.04	$120.06 GTQ926.76	+10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB10,780.81	$118.99 GTQ918.48	+16.7%
Average			+4.3%

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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: December 2024

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