Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 22.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
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