Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.22
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.69
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.52
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.71
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.26
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.72
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.64
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ24.93
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.81
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.17
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.65
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.45
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.43
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,087.17
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ317.14
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,218.61
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,918.35
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ468.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,483.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,712.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.06
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ447.07
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ431.17
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ422.10
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ822.38
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ931.39
|
?? |
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