Cost of living comparison
Quetzaltenango is 22.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Quetzaltenango instead of Greece, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Quetzaltenango
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$4.25
GTQ33.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.97
GTQ7.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Greece
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.15
GTQ16.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$7.09
GTQ55.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$2.06
GTQ15.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.09
GTQ24.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.44
GTQ11.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$3.63
GTQ28.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$3.86
GTQ30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$15,702.86
GTQ121,993.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
|
pay 24.3% less for housing
Greece
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$41.09
GTQ319.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$212.20
GTQ1,648.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$403.65
GTQ3,135.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$60.64
GTQ471.11
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
Greece
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$192.15
GTQ1,492.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$6,829.81
GTQ53,060.00
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$3.22
GTQ25.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$32.18
GTQ249.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
Greece
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$55.86
GTQ433.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$54.69
GTQ424.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$106.54
GTQ827.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$120.67
GTQ937.45
|
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