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Antigua Guatemala vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Antigua Guatemala is 18.0% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% more in Antigua Guatemala
Groceries: pay 55.5% more in Antigua Guatemala
Transportation: pay 17.0% more in Antigua Guatemala
Housing: pay 70.6% more in Antigua Guatemala
Childcare: pay 27.8% less in Antigua Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Antigua Guatemala
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Antigua Guatemala

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Antigua Guatemala are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Antigua Guatemala.

Antigua Guatemala vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua Guatemala instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 6.3% more for restaurants

	Quito	Antigua Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$5.22 GTQ39.92	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$6.33 GTQ48.40	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.20 GTQ9.15	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.95 GTQ7.25	+29.4%
Average			+6.3%

Quito vs. Antigua Guatemala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.5% more for groceries

	Quito	Antigua Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$3.11 GTQ23.79	+91.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.78 GTQ28.90	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$7.41 GTQ56.67	+82.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.51 GTQ19.21	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.82 GTQ29.22	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.77 GTQ13.50	+80.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.76 GTQ5.81	+48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.41 GTQ10.76	+196.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.73 GTQ5.59	+24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.78 GTQ5.99	+15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.79 GTQ6.04	+68.3%
Average			+55.5%

Quito vs. Antigua Guatemala - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.0% more for transportation

	Quito	Antigua Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.07 GTQ31.13	+55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$19,575.65 GTQ149,698.59	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$13.24 GTQ101.28	-1.9%
Average			+17.0%

Quito vs. Antigua Guatemala - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.6% more for housing

	Quito	Antigua Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$46.53 GTQ355.84	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$877.10 GTQ6,707.36	+95.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$548.12 GTQ4,191.56	+72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$37.68 GTQ288.11	+50.3%
Average			+70.6%

Quito vs. Antigua Guatemala - Cost of housing

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pay 27.8% less for childcare

	Quito	Antigua Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$230.99 GTQ1,766.44	-18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$5,890.97 GTQ45,049.30	-37.1%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Antigua Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$3.85 GTQ29.44	+62.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.31 GTQ25.35	+12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.92 GTQ29.94	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$40.99 GTQ313.49	+6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$7.18 GTQ54.89	+2.5%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Quito	Antigua Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$46.75 GTQ357.51	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$53.28 GTQ407.41	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$100.76 GTQ770.53	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$85.54 GTQ654.10	-7.8%
Average			-5.2%

Quito vs. Antigua Guatemala - Cost of clothing

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