Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 10.6% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
|
pay 44.5% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
|
pay 45.3% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Guatemala City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
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