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Victoria vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 33.4% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 21.9% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 44.3% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 25.8% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 28.0% less in Victoria

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Victoria are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Victoria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Victoria.

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Victoria vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$18.02 SCR252.68	+164.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$12.63 SCR177.21	+60.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$2.32 SCR32.48	+105.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$2.66 SCR37.29	+180.0%
Average			+118.0%

Guatemala City vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$1.74 SCR24.47	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 GTQ24.18	$15.56 SCR218.25	+392.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$7.27 SCR102.03	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GTQ19.40	$3.80 SCR53.37	+50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$2.82 SCR39.54	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$1.02 SCR14.33	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$1.25 SCR17.57	+64.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$1.09 SCR15.28	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.63	$2.85 SCR39.95	+286.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.88 SCR12.38	+28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 GTQ7.43	$0.83 SCR11.59	-14.9%
Average			+21.9%

Guatemala City vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 GTQ39.53	$6.12 SCR85.81	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$33.37 SCR468.01	+134.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+34.1%

Guatemala City vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.3% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+200.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.58 GTQ425.28	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+91.0%
Average			+44.3%

Guatemala City vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-57.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+30.1%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$4.01 SCR56.30	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$4.00 SCR56.12	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.06 GTQ31.06	$24.19 SCR339.29	+496.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.43 GTQ301.73	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+98.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$7.21 SCR101.07	+11.2%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 28.0% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.64 GTQ379.84	$37.23 SCR522.21	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$24.74 SCR347.02	-47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.72 GTQ900.82	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.60 GTQ861.58	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	-10.4%
Average			-28.0%

Guatemala City vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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