Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.0 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Austria instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.19
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ47.02
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.46
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.98
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.74
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.67
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.71
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.21
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ65.03
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,378.10
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.52
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ322.63
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,410.64
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ3,003.29
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ416.20
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,493.36
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ53,079.11
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 61.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.31
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ27.01
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ333.45
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ55.02
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ367.24
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ425.02
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ791.01
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ791.94
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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