Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 4.1 times more expensive than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ33.01
|
$21.66
€19.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
GTQ44.97
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
GTQ7.49
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
GTQ16.65
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$3.97
€3.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.04
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
GTQ15.98
|
$4.14
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
GTQ24.00
|
$4.61
€4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
GTQ11.19
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
GTQ28.21
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.86
GTQ29.98
|
$129.96
€119.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,702.86
GTQ121,906.00
|
$39,718.55
€36,585.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
$22.04
€20.30
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.09
GTQ318.98
|
$56.72
€52.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.20
GTQ1,647.40
|
$2,216.44
€2,041.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$403.65
GTQ3,133.64
|
$1,934.10
€1,781.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.64
GTQ470.78
|
$227.14
€209.22
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.15
GTQ1,491.71
|
$1,385.73
€1,276.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,829.81
GTQ53,021.87
|
$10,612.44
€9,775.19
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
$7.04
€6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.18
|
$4.29
€3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
GTQ24.98
|
$17.33
€15.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.18
GTQ249.81
|
$50.46
€46.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
GTQ44.97
|
$14.08
€12.97
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.86
GTQ433.67
|
$93.14
€85.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.55
|
$40.93
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
GTQ827.14
|
$97.04
€89.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.67
GTQ936.78
|
$100.46
€92.53
|
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