Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 50.3% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 54.3% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 60.1% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
|
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