Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 39.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,985
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,388
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK401
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK287
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK510
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,059
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK852
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK818
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,227
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK211
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK174
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK308
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,186
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,254
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,761,254
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,222
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,466
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK257,791
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK230,418
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,911
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,240
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK827,538
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,493
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK704
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,642
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,058
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,990
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,374
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,015
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,564
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,153
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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