Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 2.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$5.15
GTQ39.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$6.37
GTQ48.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.16
GTQ8.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.91
GTQ6.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$3.24
GTQ24.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$3.39
GTQ25.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$7.37
GTQ56.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.57
GTQ19.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$3.42
GTQ26.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$1.67
GTQ12.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.74
GTQ5.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.55
GTQ11.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.84
GTQ6.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$1.11
GTQ8.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.13
GTQ31.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.42
GTQ103.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,009.72
GTQ138,212.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.75
GTQ67.13
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.14
GTQ331.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$647.65
GTQ4,970.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$347.33
GTQ2,665.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.31
GTQ462.81
|
|
pay 29.2% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$217.77
GTQ1,671.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$5,593.73
GTQ42,928.08
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$3.22
GTQ24.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$3.31
GTQ25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$3.60
GTQ27.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.94
GTQ429.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.72
GTQ59.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.50
GTQ364.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.74
GTQ427.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$120.06
GTQ921.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.99
GTQ913.19
|
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