Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 7.4% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$5.22
Q40.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.04
Q8.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$2.52
Q19.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$6.12
Q47.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.75
Q21.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.43
Q11.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.71
Q5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$3.76
Q29.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$14.82
Q115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$8.66
Q67.17
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
|
pay 59.3% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$2.32
Q17.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$41.57
Q322.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$6.84
Q53.07
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$95.99
Q744.98
|
|
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