Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Austria instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ33.04
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
GTQ7.50
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
GTQ16.67
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.07
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
GTQ15.99
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
GTQ24.02
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
GTQ11.20
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
GTQ28.23
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.86
GTQ30.00
|
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,702.86
GTQ121,993.67
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.09
GTQ319.21
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.20
GTQ1,648.59
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$403.65
GTQ3,135.90
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.64
GTQ471.11
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.15
GTQ1,492.78
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,829.81
GTQ53,060.00
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
GTQ25.00
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.18
GTQ249.99
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.86
GTQ433.98
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.85
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
GTQ827.73
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.67
GTQ937.45
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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