Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 10.6% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 47.4% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
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