Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 30.5% more expensive than 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
NAD186.58
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 73.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 68.1% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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