Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 3.3% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 80.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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