Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 5.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
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