Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 42.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 83.6% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
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