Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.2 times more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 32.3% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.51
|
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.08
|
$0.68
DJF120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.78
|
$0.96
DJF170
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.53
|
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.47
|
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.33
|
$4.66
DJF828
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.13
|
$1.80
DJF319
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.13
|
$1.03
DJF182
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.54
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.85
|
$0.66
DJF117
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.16
|
$5.06
DJF899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.05
|
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.17
|
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.68
|
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q17.98
|
$1.91
DJF339
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q322.63
|
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.07
|
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q744.98
|
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
|
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