Guatemala City vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$503	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	55	19
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	1.21M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 6% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5029th and 5424th ($1070 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Angola, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6217th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Luanda

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	Guatemala City	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$15041

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961