Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 11.5% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
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