Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 8.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
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pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 36.2 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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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