Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 70.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,924
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,293
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,634
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,010
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,736
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,507
|
$3.66
GTQ28.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,631
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,916
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,648
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,610
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,810
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,370
|
$1.12
GTQ8.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,034
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,288
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,719
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,327
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫199,695
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫998,475,545
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,034.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,793
|
$8.43
GTQ65.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,563
|
$41.10
GTQ319.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,630,320
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,168,579
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,590,049
|
$60.66
GTQ471.26
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,115,663
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,329,302
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,071.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,962
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,527
|
$2.86
GTQ22.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,947
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫628,586
|
$57.93
GTQ450.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,817
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫810,224
|
$55.87
GTQ434.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫684,960
|
$54.70
GTQ424.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,118,759
|
$106.57
GTQ827.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,387,189
|
$120.70
GTQ937.73
|
|
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