Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 39.4% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 53.8% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
|
pay 86.9% more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
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