Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 32.1% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
?? |
pay 63.6% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
?? | |
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
?? |
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