Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 22.7% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 21.2% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 43.4% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 12.1% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 52.6% more in Guatemala City

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Guatemala City.

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Guatemala City vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.0% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$6.81 GTQ52.10	-30.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$7.86 GTQ60.11	-49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$0.95 GTQ7.27	-43.7%
Average			-40.0%

Djibouti vs. Guatemala City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.2% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$3.06 GTQ23.38	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$3.16 GTQ24.18	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$7.79 GTQ59.62	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$2.54 GTQ19.40	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$4.27 GTQ32.69	-48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$1.77 GTQ13.56	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.76 GTQ5.83	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$1.29 GTQ9.90	+9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$0.74 GTQ5.63	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.97 GTQ7.43	+30.0%
Average			-21.2%

Djibouti vs. Guatemala City - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$5.17 GTQ39.53	-39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$14.23 GTQ108.90	-66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	??
Average			-43.4%

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Djibouti	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$46.14 GTQ353.04	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	+14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$55.58 GTQ425.28	-86.0%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 12.1% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	+1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	-24.0%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$3.27 GTQ25.05	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$3.34 GTQ25.59	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$4.06 GTQ31.06	+106.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$39.43 GTQ301.73	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$6.48 GTQ49.59	-48.7%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 52.6% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$49.64 GTQ379.84	+17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$47.46 GTQ363.17	+141.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$117.72 GTQ900.82	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$112.60 GTQ861.58	+100.4%
Average			+52.6%

Djibouti vs. Guatemala City - Cost of clothing

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