Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 57.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
|
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