Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 80.8% more expensive than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ33.01
|
$4.15
CN¥29.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
GTQ44.97
|
$5.54
CN¥39.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
GTQ7.49
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
GTQ16.65
|
$1.43
CN¥10.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$6.83
CN¥48.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.04
|
$7.46
CN¥53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
GTQ15.98
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
GTQ24.00
|
$1.44
CN¥10.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
GTQ11.19
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.79
CN¥5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.87
CN¥6.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
GTQ28.21
|
$4.35
CN¥30.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.86
GTQ29.98
|
$34.62
CN¥246.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,702.86
GTQ121,906.00
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,617.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
$4.68
CN¥33.26
|
|
pay 74.7% more for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.09
GTQ318.98
|
$13.59
CN¥96.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.20
GTQ1,647.40
|
$969.73
CN¥6,890.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$403.65
GTQ3,133.64
|
$561.86
CN¥3,992.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.64
GTQ470.78
|
$42.17
CN¥299.66
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.15
GTQ1,491.71
|
$836.50
CN¥5,944.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,829.81
GTQ53,021.87
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,471.48
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.18
|
$3.73
CN¥26.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
GTQ24.98
|
$3.46
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.18
GTQ249.81
|
$62.16
CN¥441.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
GTQ44.97
|
$8.31
CN¥59.05
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.86
GTQ433.67
|
$65.57
CN¥465.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.55
|
$35.21
CN¥250.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
GTQ827.14
|
$85.31
CN¥606.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.67
GTQ936.78
|
$112.58
CN¥800.00
|
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