Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 26.7% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
San Jose
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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