Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 26.2% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 55.6% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
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