Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 9.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Mali, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
Mali
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Mali
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Mali
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Mali
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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