Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.2 times more expensive than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ33.01
|
$26.58
A$39.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
GTQ44.97
|
$9.97
A$14.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
GTQ7.49
|
$2.84
A$4.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
$2.31
A$3.46
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
GTQ16.65
|
$2.60
A$3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$5.54
A$8.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.04
|
$6.63
A$9.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
GTQ15.98
|
$4.55
A$6.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
GTQ24.00
|
$4.00
A$6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
GTQ11.19
|
$1.59
A$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.29
A$1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.56
A$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$2.65
A$3.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$1.19
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$1.06
A$1.59
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
GTQ28.21
|
$5.17
A$7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.86
GTQ29.98
|
$113.84
A$170.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,702.86
GTQ121,906.00
|
$29,523.01
A$44,315.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
$17.81
A$26.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.09
GTQ318.98
|
$69.35
A$104.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.20
GTQ1,647.40
|
$1,797.26
A$2,697.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$403.65
GTQ3,133.64
|
$1,415.42
A$2,124.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.64
GTQ470.78
|
$191.07
A$286.80
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.15
GTQ1,491.71
|
$1,814.59
A$2,723.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,829.81
GTQ53,021.87
|
$14,626.48
A$21,955.09
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
$7.31
A$10.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.18
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
GTQ24.98
|
$26.58
A$39.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.18
GTQ249.81
|
$67.03
A$100.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
GTQ44.97
|
$14.95
A$22.45
|
|
pay 45.9% more for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.86
GTQ433.67
|
$92.73
A$139.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.55
|
$83.64
A$125.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
GTQ827.14
|
$129.37
A$194.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.67
GTQ936.78
|
$172.79
A$259.37
|
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