Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 60.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,696
|
$5.47
GTQ42.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,631
|
$6.18
GTQ47.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,015
|
$1.23
GTQ9.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF677
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,383
|
$2.81
GTQ21.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,300
|
$3.66
GTQ28.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,945
|
$7.09
GTQ55.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,136
|
$2.29
GTQ17.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,968
|
$3.23
GTQ25.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,007
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF639
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,180
|
$1.12
GTQ8.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF656
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF294
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF382
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,170
|
$4.46
GTQ34.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,909
|
$12.87
GTQ99.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,939,807
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,844.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,231
|
$8.43
GTQ65.43
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,302
|
$41.10
GTQ318.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF667,284
|
$546.68
GTQ4,241.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF406,173
|
$378.18
GTQ2,934.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,414
|
$60.66
GTQ470.62
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF313,091
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,454,471
|
$6,830.94
GTQ52,999.82
|
|
pay 94.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,523
|
$2.57
GTQ19.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,919
|
$2.86
GTQ22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,539
|
$3.60
GTQ27.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,617
|
$57.93
GTQ449.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,062
|
$7.72
GTQ59.93
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,924
|
$55.87
GTQ433.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF33,002
|
$54.70
GTQ424.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,809
|
$106.57
GTQ826.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,964
|
$120.70
GTQ936.46
|
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