Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 88.0% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.80
|
$16.76
SCR227.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.25
|
$9.71
SCR131.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.95
|
$2.75
SCR37.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
$2.71
SCR36.78
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.05
|
$2.29
SCR31.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.18
|
$18.13
SCR245.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ57.01
|
$7.52
SCR101.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
$3.58
SCR48.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.48
|
$3.00
SCR40.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.88
|
$0.97
SCR13.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.74
|
$1.10
SCR14.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.97
|
$0.97
SCR13.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.05
|
$3.27
SCR44.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
$0.82
SCR11.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.55
|
$0.73
SCR9.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.95
|
$5.82
SCR78.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.82
|
$26.82
SCR363.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,292.07
|
$26,617.26
SCR360,976.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.66
|
$46.18
SCR626.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ333.64
|
$163.87
SCR2,222.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,009.07
|
$979.92
SCR13,289.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,686.35
|
$794.53
SCR10,775.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ466.43
|
$73.52
SCR997.00
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,684.30
|
$167.60
SCR2,272.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,263.45
|
$8,868.55
SCR120,273.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.87
|
$4.07
SCR55.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.56
|
$5.16
SCR70.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.86
|
$22.89
SCR310.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ432.68
|
$95.81
SCR1,299.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.70
|
$5.59
SCR75.76
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ367.38
|
$68.58
SCR930.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.14
|
$29.30
SCR397.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ928.61
|
$73.44
SCR995.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ920.32
|
$76.39
SCR1,036.03
|
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