Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 3.3% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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