Cost of living comparison
Poland is 39.5% more expensive than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Poland instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ32.92
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
GTQ7.45
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.70
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
GTQ12.76
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
GTQ14.75
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
GTQ43.66
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
GTQ13.66
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
GTQ17.89
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
GTQ10.17
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
GTQ25.18
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.85
GTQ29.82
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,643.53
GTQ121,259.72
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 85.4% more for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.00
GTQ976.68
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.57
GTQ3,252.27
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 8.7% more for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.21
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
GTQ22.36
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.06
GTQ248.48
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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