Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 31.9% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 83.7% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 20.5% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 13.8% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$9.83 DJF1,753	+44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$15.45 DJF2,755	+96.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.90 DJF338	+68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.69 DJF301	+77.5%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$9.27 DJF1,653	+203.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$4.78 DJF852	+62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$10.63 DJF1,896	+36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$5.69 DJF1,015	+131.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$8.24 DJF1,470	+93.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$1.70 DJF303	-4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.55 DJF98	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$1.18 DJF210	-8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$0.73 DJF131	-0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.72 DJF129	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.75 DJF133	-15.3%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 83.7% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$8.56 DJF1,526	+69.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$42.53 DJF7,584	+198.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$47.75 DJF8,516
Average			+83.7%

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pay 20.5% more for housing

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$58.99 DJF10,520	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$674.13 DJF120K	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$477.51 DJF85,158	-10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$398.35 DJF71,041	+699.6%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 13.8% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$335.22 DJF59,783	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$8,794.47 DJF2M	+31.5%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$7.02 DJF1,252	+114.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$3.37 DJF601	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$1.97 DJF351	-50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$86.14 DJF15,362	+114.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$12.64 DJF2,254	+95.0%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Guatemala	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$42.13 DJF7,514	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$19.66 DJF3,507	-58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$123.59 DJF22,041	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$56.18 DJF10,019	-41.4%
Average			-28.8%

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