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Djibouti vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 69.1% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.9% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 37.7% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 47.2% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Djibouti are more expensive than in Guatemala. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.9% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.87	$9.82 DJF1,744	+88.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.34	$12.63 DJF2,243	+99.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.14	$1.89 DJF336	+58.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$1.87 DJF332	+97.3%
Average			+85.9%

Guatemala vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.7% more for groceries

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.76	$9.26 DJF1,645	+197.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 GTQ29.44	$4.78 DJF849	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 GTQ58.70	$9.56 DJF1,698	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 GTQ19.34	$6.85 DJF1,216	+170.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.19	$8.24 DJF1,463	+115.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$1.70 DJF301	-3.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$0.55 DJF98	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$1.27 DJF226	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GTQ6.08	$0.72 DJF128	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$0.55 DJF98	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 GTQ7.62	$0.62 DJF110	-37.9%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.09	$6.59 DJF1,170	+61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$21.27 DJF3,776	+56.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,570.53 GTQ149,497.66	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	+72.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.54 GTQ103.40	$47.72 DJF8,473	+252.5%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.52 GTQ355.36	$58.94 DJF10,467	+26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$811.38 GTQ6,198.05	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	+76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$485.36 GTQ3,707.66	$477.17 DJF84,730	-1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.53 GTQ378.35	$398.07 DJF70,684	+703.7%
Average			+201.3%

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pay 47.2% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.93 GTQ1,764.07	$335.12 DJF59,505	+45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,889.42 GTQ44,988.83	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	+49.3%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 GTQ27.16	$5.61 DJF997	+57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$3.65 DJF648	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 GTQ30.40	$2.71 DJF481	-32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 GTQ342.29	$86.08 DJF15,285	+92.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.18 GTQ54.82	$8.42 DJF1,495	+17.3%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 GTQ374.98	$42.10 DJF7,476	-14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.27 GTQ406.91	$19.65 DJF3,489	-63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.74 GTQ853.57	$123.50 DJF21,930	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.64 GTQ791.68	$56.14 DJF9,968	-45.8%
Average			-28.1%

Guatemala vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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