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Guatemala City vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 54.6% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 45.2% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 36.8% more in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Guatemala City

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 28.3% more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$5.22 GTQ39.86	+92.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$6.33 GTQ48.32	+64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$1.20 GTQ9.13	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$0.95 GTQ7.24	-14.3%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bujumbura	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$3.11 GTQ23.75	+128.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$3.93 GTQ30.01	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$7.96 GTQ60.79	+157.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$2.55 GTQ19.50	-24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$3.82 GTQ29.18	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$1.76 GTQ13.48	-33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.76 GTQ5.80	+244.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$0.86 GTQ6.57	+42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.78 GTQ5.98	+255.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$1.20 GTQ9.20	+356.3%
Average			+106.1%

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pay 45.2% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$4.07 GTQ31.08	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-54.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	$13.83 GTQ105.62	-60.3%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$46.51 GTQ355.27	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	+280.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$61.38 GTQ468.89
Average			+100.7%

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pay 36.8% more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	+118.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	-44.4%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$3.26 GTQ24.91	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$3.31 GTQ25.31	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	$4.04 GTQ30.89	+66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	$48.62 GTQ371.43	+79.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$7.17 GTQ54.80	+323.3%
Average			+100.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$51.42 GTQ392.83
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.26 GTQ406.86
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$122.72 GTQ937.44
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$121.74 GTQ929.96

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