Cost of living comparison

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Guatemala City is 6.6% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.83
$5.47
GTQ42.22
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.37
TTD49.88
$6.18
GTQ47.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
TTD6.80
$1.23
GTQ9.52

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Guatemala City
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
TTD17.41
$2.81
GTQ21.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.24
TTD28.69
$3.66
GTQ28.26
Milk (1 gallon) $9.33
TTD63.17
$7.09
GTQ54.72

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
TTD28.02
$4.46
GTQ34.43
Monthly public transit pass $97.25
TTD658.39
$12.87
GTQ99.35
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
$18,024.02
GTQ139,087.17

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pay 14.3% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Guatemala City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.92
TTD385.33
$41.10
GTQ317.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $609.52
TTD4,126.60
$546.68
GTQ4,218.61
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $432.83
TTD2,930.35
$378.18
GTQ2,918.35

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pay 32.2% more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.33
TTD1,566.18
$192.19
GTQ1,483.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
$6,830.94
GTQ52,712.79

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
TTD11.97
$2.57
GTQ19.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.17
$2.86
GTQ22.06
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.89
TTD39.90
$3.60
GTQ27.82

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Guatemala City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.20
TTD421.12
$55.87
GTQ431.17
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.52
TTD369.10
$54.70
GTQ422.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.77
TTD716.11
$106.57
GTQ822.38

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