Cost of living comparison
Kansas City is 3.0 times more expensive than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Kansas City instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Kansas City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
Q32.96
|
$15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
Q7.46
|
$2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Q4.70
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Kansas City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
Q12.78
|
$2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
Q14.77
|
$6.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
Q43.71
|
$4.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
Q13.68
|
$4.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
Q17.91
|
$4.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
Q10.18
|
$1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
Q10.43
|
$1.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.54
|
$1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.52
|
$1.04
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Kansas City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
Q25.21
|
$3.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.85
Q29.85
|
$50.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,643.53
Q121,403.98
|
$24,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.17
|
$14.18
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Kansas City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
$70.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.00
Q977.84
|
$1,307.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.57
Q3,256.13
|
$1,108.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
Q487.38
|
$137.73
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Kansas City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
$725.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
$18,833.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Kansas City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
Q10.22
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
Q18.91
|
$5.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
Q22.39
|
$6.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.06
Q248.78
|
$62.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Kansas City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
Q396.94
|
$56.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
Q458.75
|
$52.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
Q786.14
|
$105.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
Q850.82
|
$164.33
|
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