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
SVC87.35
|
$5.15
GTQ39.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.14
|
$6.37
GTQ48.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.50
|
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.91
GTQ6.97
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.52
|
$3.24
GTQ24.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.27
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.51
|
$7.37
GTQ56.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.51
|
$2.57
GTQ19.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.25
|
$3.42
GTQ26.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.60
|
$1.67
GTQ12.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.71
|
$0.74
GTQ5.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.18
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.62
|
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.67
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.52
|
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.70
|
$4.13
GTQ31.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.69
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,367.82
|
$18,009.72
GTQ138,490.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.98
|
$8.75
GTQ67.27
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.11
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,497.30
|
$647.65
GTQ4,980.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,604.77
|
$347.33
GTQ2,670.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC712.05
|
$60.31
GTQ463.75
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,400.05
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,143.08
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.47
|
$3.22
GTQ24.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.29
|
$3.31
GTQ25.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.94
|
$3.60
GTQ27.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.86
|
$55.94
GTQ430.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.04
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC630.15
|
$47.50
GTQ365.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.02
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC979.54
|
$120.06
GTQ923.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC946.26
|
$118.99
GTQ915.02
|
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