Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 12.1% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.87
|
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,220.37
|
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.59
|
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.14
|
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€147.94
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.17
|
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,434.54
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.10
|
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.38
|
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€74.97
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€31.98
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.77
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.69
|
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
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