Bahamas vs Guatemala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Guatemala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2726
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$2319
🏠 One person rent
$1658
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2872
$680
🍽️ Food expenses
$790
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2461
$410
💸 GDP per capita
$39455
$6150
😃 Human freedom index
7.79
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
72.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
26
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
61
37
🏙️ Population
401K
18.4M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2726) is 175% more expensive than in Guatemala ($992). the Bahamas ranked 8th vs 100th for Guatemala in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in the Bahamas compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala. Ranked 68th and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Guatemala

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Guatemala as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bahamas Guatemala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.1
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$3.48
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1371
$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3506
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2885
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$73.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.6
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$1751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3288
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.6
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.6
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.52
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.8
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.29
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.2
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$7.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.05
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.53
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15183
$9164

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2744
228K
Freeport
$2640
45.9K

In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1168
995K
Mixco
$720
528K
Jalapa
$1062
193K
Coban
$936
229K
Quetzaltenango
$847
208K
San Miguel Petapa
$1065
151K
Momostenango
$934
140K
Mazatenango
$938
83.8K
Flores
$990
44.7K
Panajachel
$900
16.1K