Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 92.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 89.3% more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
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