Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 38.6% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 98.1% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
?? | |
pay 75.7% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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