Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.5 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 85.7% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
$12.38
FCFA7,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
$1.65
FCFA998
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$3.10
FCFA1,870
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.93
|
$17.19
FCFA10,384
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
$3.63
FCFA2,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.72
|
$4.12
FCFA2,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$1.87
FCFA1,131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$2.62
FCFA1,584
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.18
|
$9.37
FCFA5,664
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,242.61
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
?? | |
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ322.30
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,407.15
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,206,876
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ3,000.22
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,456,668
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ415.77
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,491.83
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ53,024.79
|
?? |
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ333.11
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ366.86
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.58
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ790.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ791.13
|
?? |
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