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
GTQ39.57
|
$16.76
SCR233.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ48.97
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.97
|
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ24.90
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ56.69
|
$7.52
SCR104.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.75
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.33
|
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.81
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.71
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
$0.82
SCR11.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ31.76
|
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
$26.82
SCR373.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ138,490.16
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,184.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.27
|
$46.18
SCR644.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ4,980.23
|
$979.92
SCR13,665.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,670.88
|
$794.53
SCR11,079.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ463.75
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.19
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
$8,868.55
SCR123,674.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.73
|
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.42
|
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.70
|
$22.89
SCR319.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ430.19
|
$95.81
SCR1,336.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
$5.59
SCR77.91
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ365.27
|
$68.58
SCR956.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ923.27
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ915.02
|
$76.39
SCR1,065.33
|
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