Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.9 times more expensive than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
Quetzaltenango
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ33.01
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
GTQ44.97
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
GTQ7.49
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 65.6% more for groceries
Quetzaltenango
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
GTQ16.65
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$9.16
SGD12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.04
|
$10.85
SGD14.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
GTQ15.98
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
GTQ24.00
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
GTQ11.19
|
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for transportation
Quetzaltenango
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
GTQ28.21
|
$8.01
SGD10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.86
GTQ29.98
|
$95.32
SGD129.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,702.86
GTQ121,906.00
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,416.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
$9.23
SGD12.50
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Quetzaltenango
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.09
GTQ318.98
|
$35.83
SGD48.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.20
GTQ1,647.40
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,721.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$403.65
GTQ3,133.64
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,732.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.64
GTQ470.78
|
$116.07
SGD157.09
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Quetzaltenango
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.15
GTQ1,491.71
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,504.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,829.81
GTQ53,021.87
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,767.40
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Quetzaltenango
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.18
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
GTQ24.98
|
$12.29
SGD16.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.18
GTQ249.81
|
$103.58
SGD140.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
GTQ44.97
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Quetzaltenango
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.86
GTQ433.67
|
$67.87
SGD91.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.55
|
$43.81
SGD59.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
GTQ827.14
|
$93.40
SGD126.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.67
GTQ936.78
|
$105.69
SGD143.04
|
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