Cost of living comparison
Quetzaltenango is 5.9% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Quetzaltenango instead of Poland, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
$4.25
GTQ33.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
$0.97
GTQ7.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
$2.15
GTQ16.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
$7.09
GTQ55.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
$2.06
GTQ15.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
$3.09
GTQ24.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$1.44
GTQ11.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Poland
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
$3.63
GTQ28.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
$3.86
GTQ30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
$15,702.86
GTQ121,993.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
Poland
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
$41.09
GTQ319.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
$212.20
GTQ1,648.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
$403.65
GTQ3,135.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
$60.64
GTQ471.11
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Poland
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
$192.15
GTQ1,492.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
$6,829.81
GTQ53,060.00
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
$3.22
GTQ25.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
$32.18
GTQ249.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Poland
|
Quetzaltenango
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
$55.86
GTQ433.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
$54.69
GTQ424.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
$106.54
GTQ827.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
$120.67
GTQ937.45
|
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