Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 32.7% more expensive than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ32.92
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
GTQ7.45
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.70
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
GTQ12.76
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
GTQ14.75
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
GTQ43.66
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
GTQ13.66
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
GTQ17.89
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
GTQ10.17
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
GTQ25.18
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.85
GTQ29.82
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,643.53
GTQ121,259.72
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.00
GTQ976.68
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.57
GTQ3,252.27
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 91.1% more for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.21
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
GTQ22.36
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.06
GTQ248.48
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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