Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 4.1% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
|
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