Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.9 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
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