Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 42.9% cheaper than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ33.04
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
GTQ7.50
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
GTQ16.67
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.07
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
GTQ15.99
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
GTQ24.02
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
GTQ11.20
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
GTQ28.23
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.86
GTQ30.00
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,702.86
GTQ121,993.67
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.09
GTQ319.21
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.20
GTQ1,648.59
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$403.65
GTQ3,135.90
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.64
GTQ471.11
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.15
GTQ1,492.78
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,829.81
GTQ53,060.00
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
GTQ25.00
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.18
GTQ249.99
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.86
GTQ433.98
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.85
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
GTQ827.73
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.67
GTQ937.45
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
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