Cost of living comparison
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San Marino vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 29.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.
San Marino vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ39.76
|
$17.52
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
GTQ48.21
|
$8.56
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GTQ9.11
|
$2.31
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GTQ7.23
|
$1.61
€1.40
|
|
Guatemala City vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 38.9% less for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.11
GTQ23.70
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
GTQ29.93
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GTQ60.64
|
$4.42
€3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
GTQ19.45
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
GTQ29.11
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
GTQ13.45
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.78
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
GTQ10.72
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GTQ6.56
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
GTQ5.96
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
GTQ9.18
|
?? | |
Guatemala City vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 92.1% more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
GTQ31.00
|
$7.74
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.61
GTQ103.72
|
$29.20
€25.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,565.40
GTQ149K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
GTQ105.36
|
$23.71
€20.73
|
|
Guatemala City vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 11.3% more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.51
GTQ354.40
|
$35.04
€30.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$745.66
GTQ5,682.12
|
$642.39
€561.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.61
GTQ3,220.43
|
$583.99
€510.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.38
GTQ467.75
|
$89.32
€78.09
|
|
Guatemala City vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.87
GTQ1,759.31
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,887.88
GTQ44,867.40
|
?? |
Guatemala City vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
GTQ24.85
|
$4.67
€4.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.25
|
$1.75
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.04
GTQ30.81
|
$5.84
€5.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.62
GTQ370.53
|
$58.40
€51.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.17
GTQ54.67
|
$8.18
€7.15
|
|
Guatemala City vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.42
GTQ391.87
|
$81.76
€71.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.26
GTQ405.87
|
$35.04
€30.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.72
GTQ935.15
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
GTQ927.70
|
$58.40
€51.06
|
|
Guatemala City vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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