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Guatemala City vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 23.3% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 57.3% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 37.5% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 24.2% more in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Guatemala City

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.86 SEK139.76	$5.15 GTQ39.73	-62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 SEK102.49	$6.37 GTQ49.17	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK25.87	$1.16 GTQ8.94	-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 SEK21.47	$0.91 GTQ6.99	-57.5%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 SEK26.79	$3.24 GTQ25.01	+21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 SEK53.37	$3.39 GTQ26.14	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK54.81	$7.37 GTQ56.92	+35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 SEK38.57	$2.57 GTQ19.84	-32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.15 SEK51.90	$3.42 GTQ26.44	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.97	$1.67 GTQ12.86	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK11.07	$0.74 GTQ5.73	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.74	$1.55 GTQ11.95	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 SEK17.97	$0.91 GTQ7.03	-48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK7.15	$0.84 GTQ6.46	+17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.96	$1.11 GTQ8.54	+40.1%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 57.3% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK67.30	$4.13 GTQ31.90	-38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.22 SEK950.39	$13.42 GTQ103.66	-85.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK287,911.05	$18,009.72 GTQ139,071.94	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.62 SEK278.59	$8.75 GTQ67.55	-68.3%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 37.5% less for housing

	Stockholm	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 SEK337.80	$43.14 GTQ333.11	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,542.54 SEK15,558.72	$647.65 GTQ5,001.15	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$965.24 SEK9,735.78	$347.33 GTQ2,682.10	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.65 SEK1,408.55	$60.31 GTQ465.69	-56.8%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 24.2% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.54 SEK1,457.90	$217.77 GTQ1,681.64	+50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,727.37 SEK57,768.56	$5,593.73 GTQ43,195.08	-2.3%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK73.61	$3.22 GTQ24.83	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 SEK43.08	$3.31 GTQ25.52	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 SEK66.15	$3.60 GTQ27.81	-45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.99 SEK403.31	$55.94 GTQ431.99	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.61 SEK157.47	$7.72 GTQ59.60	-50.6%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.26 SEK910.45	$47.50 GTQ366.80	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.14 SEK435.13	$55.74 GTQ430.46	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.21 SEK1,071.27	$120.06 GTQ927.15	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.28 SEK1,757.90	$118.99 GTQ918.87	-31.7%
Average			-9.2%

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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: March 2025

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