Cost of living comparison
Quetzaltenango is 48.2% cheaper than Kansas City.
If you lived in Quetzaltenango instead of Kansas City, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Kansas City
|
Quetzaltenango
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$4.25
GTQ32.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$0.96
GTQ7.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.61
GTQ4.70
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Kansas City
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$1.65
GTQ12.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
|
$1.90
GTQ14.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$5.63
GTQ43.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.13
|
$1.76
GTQ13.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
|
$2.31
GTQ17.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.31
GTQ10.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Kansas City
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
|
$3.25
GTQ25.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$3.85
GTQ29.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,990.00
|
$15,643.53
GTQ121,259.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.18
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Kansas City
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.31
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,307.62
|
$126.00
GTQ976.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,108.33
|
$419.57
GTQ3,252.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.73
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Kansas City
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$725.00
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,833.33
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kansas City
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.32
GTQ10.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.81
|
$2.89
GTQ22.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.65
|
$32.06
GTQ248.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Kansas City
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.50
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.14
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.09
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.33
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
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