Cost of living comparison
Russia is 24.5% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Russia instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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