Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 8.7% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Senegal
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
|
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