Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 1.4% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.55
|
$5.15
GTQ39.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.28
|
$6.37
GTQ49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$1.16
GTQ8.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
$3.24
GTQ25.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$3.39
GTQ26.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.66
|
$7.37
GTQ57.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.58
|
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.30
|
$3.42
GTQ26.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
$1.67
GTQ12.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$0.74
GTQ5.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$1.55
GTQ11.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$0.91
GTQ7.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$1.11
GTQ8.55
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.78
|
$4.13
GTQ31.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
$13.42
GTQ103.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,869.75
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,292.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.65
|
$8.75
GTQ67.66
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
$43.14
GTQ333.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,514.53
|
$647.65
GTQ5,009.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,617.66
|
$347.33
GTQ2,686.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.69
|
$60.31
GTQ466.43
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
$217.77
GTQ1,684.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,263.45
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$3.22
GTQ24.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.35
|
$3.31
GTQ25.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$3.60
GTQ27.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.48
|
$55.94
GTQ432.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.15
|
$7.72
GTQ59.70
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
$47.50
GTQ367.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
$55.74
GTQ431.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
$120.06
GTQ928.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
$118.99
GTQ920.32
|
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