Finland vs Guatemala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Guatemala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1615
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3851
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$768
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$1330
$717
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$457
💸 GDP per capita
$53756
$5798
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
7.09
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
23
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
96
50
😀 Quality of life
90
31
🏙️ Population
5.61M
17.3M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1615) is 83% more expensive than in Guatemala ($885). Finland ranked 27th vs 104th 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 1.8 months in Finland compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala. Ranked 14th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Guatemala

We calculate prices for Finland and Guatemala as a population-weighted mean of 49 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.

Finland Guatemala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.01
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$774
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$912
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$68.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4889
$1325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$8.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$5.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.7
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$6.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9041
$5637

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1936
676K
Espoo
$2023
315K
Tampere
$1527
255K
Vantaa
$1782
248K
Oulu
$1601
215K
Turku
$1591
202K
Jyvaskyla
$1466
148K
Joensuu
$1499
78.2K
Lahti
$1453
121K
Kuopio
$1414
124K
Hameenlinna
$1431
68.3K
Pori
$1325
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1441
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1378
73K
Kouvola
$1447
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1301
66.3K
Vaasa
$1446
69K
Lohja
$1363
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1389
51.9K
Salo
$1571
51.1K
Tuusula
$1570
41.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1562
44.8K
Kokkola
$1384
48.3K
Jarvenpaa
$1631
46.5K
Nokia
$1499
35.7K
Kaarina
$1546
36.4K
Porvoo
$1453
51.5K
Kerava
$1532
38.2K
Ylojarvi
$1496
33.7K
Kajaani
$1410
36.5K

In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1005
1.21M
Mixco
$639
528K
Coban
$912
229K
Quetzaltenango
$777
208K
Jalapa
$904
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$900
151K
Momostenango
$872
140K
Mazatenango
$870
83.8K
Flores
$859
44.7K
Panajachel
$791
16.1K