Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 31.8% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$5.15
GTQ39.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$6.37
GTQ48.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.63
|
$1.16
GTQ8.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.24
|
$0.91
GTQ6.97
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.77
|
$3.24
GTQ24.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.79
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$7.37
GTQ56.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.25
|
$2.57
GTQ19.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.04
|
$3.42
GTQ26.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$1.67
GTQ12.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.74
GTQ5.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.87
|
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.11
GTQ8.50
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.26
|
$4.13
GTQ31.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.80
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,426.70
|
$18,009.72
GTQ138,490.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.14
|
$8.75
GTQ67.27
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€34.81
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,054.55
|
$647.65
GTQ4,980.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€769.62
|
$347.33
GTQ2,670.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€232.37
|
$60.31
GTQ463.75
|
|
pay 42.3% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€260.64
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,875.11
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.10
|
$3.22
GTQ24.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$3.31
GTQ25.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.43
|
$3.60
GTQ27.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.29
|
$55.94
GTQ430.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.25
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€99.52
|
$47.50
GTQ365.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.61
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€90.86
|
$120.06
GTQ923.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€117.20
|
$118.99
GTQ915.02
|
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