Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 74.8% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 75.1% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,550
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,617
|
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,139
|
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,722
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,580
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,387
|
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,775
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,887
|
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,504
|
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,481
|
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,034
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,549
|
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,445
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,069
|
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,314
|
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,288
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,175,258
|
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX257,402
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,110,223
|
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX688,056
|
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,611
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX459,804
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,840,127
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,950
|
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,945
|
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,148
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX171,601
|
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,285
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX55,935
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,263
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,001
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX182,601
|
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
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