Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 77.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
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Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,446
|
$5.15
GTQ39.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,399
|
$6.37
GTQ49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,219
|
$1.16
GTQ8.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF642
|
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,374
|
$3.24
GTQ25.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,077
|
$3.39
GTQ26.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,619
|
$7.37
GTQ57.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,273
|
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF2,988
|
$3.42
GTQ26.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,877
|
$1.67
GTQ12.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF711
|
$0.74
GTQ5.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,170
|
$1.55
GTQ11.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF658
|
$0.91
GTQ7.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF306
|
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF443
|
$1.11
GTQ8.55
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,103
|
$4.13
GTQ31.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,595
|
$13.42
GTQ103.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,160,714
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,292.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,798
|
$8.75
GTQ67.66
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,695
|
$43.14
GTQ333.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF666,964
|
$647.65
GTQ5,009.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF370,536
|
$347.33
GTQ2,686.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF40,928
|
$60.31
GTQ466.43
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF203,548
|
$217.77
GTQ1,684.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,092,262
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,263.45
|
|
pay 97.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,482
|
$3.22
GTQ24.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,019
|
$3.31
GTQ25.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,211
|
$3.60
GTQ27.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,366
|
$55.94
GTQ432.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,940
|
$7.72
GTQ59.70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,726
|
$47.50
GTQ367.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,643
|
$55.74
GTQ431.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,230
|
$120.06
GTQ928.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF42,817
|
$118.99
GTQ920.32
|
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