Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 10.2% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.73
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.03
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.88
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.80
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.48
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.77
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€754.71
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€563.50
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€528.11
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.20
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.15
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€114.35
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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