Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 17.8% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Quito, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$5.77
Q44.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$5.77
Q44.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.09
Q8.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.84
Q6.52
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Quito
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.89
Q14.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$2.82
Q21.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$6.36
Q49.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$2.09
Q16.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$3.06
Q23.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.50
Q11.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.34
Q10.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.80
Q6.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.71
Q5.53
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Quito
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.15
Q32.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$10.58
Q82.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$17,951.60
Q139,474.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$8.66
Q67.25
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Quito
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$48.06
Q373.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$582.00
Q4,521.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$411.49
Q3,197.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$62.80
Q487.93
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Quito
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$172.19
Q1,337.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$5,273.28
Q40,970.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.56
Q19.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.44
Q18.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$3.59
Q27.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$51.29
Q398.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$7.37
Q57.28
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Quito
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$51.15
Q397.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$59.11
Q459.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$101.30
Q787.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$109.63
Q851.79
|
|
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