Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 69.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,526
|
$5.47
GTQ42.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,021
|
$6.18
GTQ47.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA889
|
$1.23
GTQ9.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA291
|
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA632
|
$2.81
GTQ21.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,295
|
$3.66
GTQ28.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,642
|
$7.09
GTQ54.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$2.29
GTQ17.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$3.23
GTQ25.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,169
|
$1.53
GTQ11.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA481
|
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$1.12
GTQ8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA428
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA384
|
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,801
|
$4.46
GTQ34.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,105
|
$12.87
GTQ99.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,199,219
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,674.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,324
|
$8.43
GTQ65.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,946
|
$41.10
GTQ318.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA82,102
|
$546.68
GTQ4,236.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,786
|
$378.18
GTQ2,930.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA37,187
|
$60.66
GTQ470.04
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA163,623
|
$192.19
GTQ1,489.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,734,666
|
$6,830.94
GTQ52,935.26
|
|
pay 98.5% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$2.57
GTQ19.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA859
|
$2.86
GTQ22.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,263
|
$3.60
GTQ27.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,631
|
$57.93
GTQ448.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
$7.72
GTQ59.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,157
|
$55.87
GTQ432.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,683
|
$54.70
GTQ423.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,841
|
$106.57
GTQ825.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,788
|
$120.70
GTQ935.32
|
|
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