Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 19.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$9.92
RUB942.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$4.92
RUB467.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$1.10
RUB104.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.60
RUB56.94
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$0.63
RUB60.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.46
|
$4.72
RUB447.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$3.62
RUB343.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$1.74
RUB165.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$2.18
RUB207.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$0.64
RUB60.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.69
RUB65.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.71
|
$0.79
RUB75.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$1.56
RUB147.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.19
RUB18.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.20
RUB19.27
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$2.31
RUB219.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.03
|
$29.87
RUB2,835.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,040.03
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,115,716.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.52
|
$5.69
RUB540.06
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.31
|
$6.03
RUB572.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.51
|
$881.83
RUB83,715.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.34
|
$532.09
RUB50,513.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.27
|
$90.54
RUB8,595.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.28
|
$484.25
RUB45,971.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,073.91
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,096,842.74
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.01
|
$3.28
RUB311.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.21
|
$2.63
RUB250.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$2.52
RUB238.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.13
|
$32.93
RUB3,126.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.02
|
$5.47
RUB519.29
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.12
|
$98.68
RUB9,368.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ425.00
|
$46.53
RUB4,416.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ828.01
|
$117.96
RUB11,198.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.77
|
$114.14
RUB10,835.95
|
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