Dubai vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2573
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$452
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
55
😀 Quality of life
86
50
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.21M

The cost of living in Dubai is 130% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1098th and 5655th ($2309 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Guatemala, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 306th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Guatemala City

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Dubai Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$5642

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13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$639
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$904
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$791
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$912
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$870
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$872
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$709
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$882
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1161
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1173
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1192
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$646
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1088
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$859
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$866
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1081
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$599
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$870
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$883
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$715
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1090
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$666
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$729
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$642
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$734
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$737
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$877
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$650
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1573
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$865
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1333