Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.2 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Washington instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Q8.47
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
Q6.51
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 89.3% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
Q14.66
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
Q21.90
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Q49.35
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Q16.24
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
Q23.75
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Q11.61
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
Q10.43
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
Q6.23
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.54
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.52
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
Q32.24
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
Q82.10
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
Q139,316.04
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.17
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
Q4,516.71
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
Q3,193.44
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
Q487.38
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
Q19.90
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
Q18.91
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
Q27.86
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
Q398.05
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
Q57.22
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
Q396.94
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
Q458.75
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
Q786.14
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
Q850.82
|
$164.61
|
|
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