Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 19.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 25.7% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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