Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.0 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
Q44.80
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Q8.47
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
Q6.51
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
Q14.66
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
Q21.91
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Q49.37
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Q16.25
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
Q23.76
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Q11.62
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
Q10.44
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
Q6.23
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.52
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
Q32.26
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
Q82.14
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
Q139,389.47
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.21
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 95.4% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
Q4,519.09
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
Q3,195.12
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
Q487.63
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
Q19.91
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
Q18.92
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
Q27.88
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
Q398.26
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
Q57.25
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 56.3% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
Q397.15
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
Q458.99
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
Q786.55
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
Q851.27
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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