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Senegal vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 34.6% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 1.9% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 20.0% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Senegal

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Senegal are more expensive than in Guatemala. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Senegal. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ40.05	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.56	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+65.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.18	$0.89 F CFA505	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.28	$1.09 F CFA613	+14.5%
Average			+12.3%

Guatemala vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.87	$0.64 F CFA361	-79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 GTQ29.57	$6.44 F CFA3,636	+67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 GTQ58.96	$9.55 F CFA5,391	+24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 GTQ19.43	$2.81 F CFA1,586	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.32	$4.40 F CFA2,483	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.54	$1.27 F CFA718	-28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.82	$0.85 F CFA481	+12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.80	$1.21 F CFA684	-13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GTQ6.11	$0.98 F CFA553	+23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ6.00	$0.69 F CFA392	-11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 GTQ7.65	$0.59 F CFA331	-41.3%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Guatemala	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.23	$6.70 F CFA3,785	+64.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.44	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+491.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,570.53 GTQ150K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+89.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.54 GTQ103.86	$20.12 F CFA11,363	+48.7%
Average			+173.6%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Guatemala	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.52 GTQ356.96	$48.58 F CFA27,432	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$811.38 GTQ6,225.99	$940.87 F CFA531K	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$485.36 GTQ3,724.37	$364.90 F CFA206K	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.53 GTQ380.05	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+141.2%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 20.0% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.93 GTQ1,772.02	$268.31 F CFA152K	+16.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,889.42 GTQ45,191.58	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+23.8%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 GTQ27.28	$2.68 F CFA1,515	-24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.43	$4.47 F CFA2,526	+35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 GTQ30.53	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 GTQ343.84	$50.08 F CFA28,280	+11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.18 GTQ55.06	$8.94 F CFA5,050	+24.6%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 GTQ376.67	$52.32 F CFA29,543	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.27 GTQ408.75	$47.70 F CFA26,934	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.74 GTQ857.42	$110.31 F CFA62,284	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.64 GTQ795.25	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+26.6%
Average			+5.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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