Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 18.9% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩10,997
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,338
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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