Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 6.6% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$2.29
GTQ17.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$3.23
GTQ24.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$1.53
GTQ11.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.54
GTQ4.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$1.12
GTQ8.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.84
GTQ6.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.83
GTQ6.41
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$8.43
GTQ65.07
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$60.66
GTQ468.07
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$57.93
GTQ447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$120.70
GTQ931.39
|
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