Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 13.3% cheaper than Quetzaltenango.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Quetzaltenango, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Quetzaltenango
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
GTQ33.04
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
GTQ7.50
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GTQ4.72
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Quetzaltenango
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
GTQ16.67
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.07
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
GTQ15.99
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
GTQ24.02
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
GTQ11.20
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Quetzaltenango
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
GTQ28.23
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.86
GTQ30.00
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,702.86
GTQ121,993.67
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
|
Quetzaltenango
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.09
GTQ319.21
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.20
GTQ1,648.59
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$403.65
GTQ3,135.90
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.64
GTQ471.11
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
|
Quetzaltenango
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.15
GTQ1,492.78
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,829.81
GTQ53,060.00
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quetzaltenango
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
GTQ10.24
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
GTQ25.00
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.18
GTQ249.99
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
GTQ45.00
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
|
Quetzaltenango
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.86
GTQ433.98
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.85
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
GTQ827.73
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.67
GTQ937.45
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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