Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 3.9% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Santiago
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
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