Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 30.5% more expensive than Windhoek.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.7% more in Guatemala City
- Groceries
-
pay 55.3% more in Guatemala City
- Transportation
-
pay 10.9% less in Guatemala City
- Housing
-
pay 8.9% more in Guatemala City
- Childcare
-
pay 17.0% more in Guatemala City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.2% more in Guatemala City
- Clothing
-
pay 68.1% more in Guatemala City
The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Windhoek.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD184.72
|
$5.15
GTQ39.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD92.31
|
$6.37
GTQ48.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.10
|
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.95
|
$0.91
GTQ6.97
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.22
|
$3.24
GTQ24.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.79
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD99.37
|
$7.37
GTQ56.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.69
|
$2.57
GTQ19.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.09
|
$3.42
GTQ26.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.35
|
$1.67
GTQ12.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.59
|
$0.74
GTQ5.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.88
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.76
|
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.52
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.85
|
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD84.66
|
$4.13
GTQ31.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD615.73
|
$13.42
GTQ103.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD307,865.12
|
$18,009.72
GTQ138,495.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD128.28
|
$8.75
GTQ67.27
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,077.27
|
$43.14
GTQ331.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,616.81
|
$647.65
GTQ4,980.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,454.44
|
$347.33
GTQ2,670.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,153.31
|
$60.31
GTQ463.76
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,061.55
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD95,792.23
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,016.20
|
|
pay 73.2% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.79
|
$3.22
GTQ24.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.44
|
$3.31
GTQ25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.79
|
$3.60
GTQ27.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD638.65
|
$55.94
GTQ430.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.14
|
$7.72
GTQ59.36
|
|
pay 68.1% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD677.30
|
$47.50
GTQ365.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD487.20
|
$55.74
GTQ428.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,265.67
|
$120.06
GTQ923.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,282.77
|
$118.99
GTQ915.06
|
|
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