Guatemala City vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$503	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	55	14
😀 Quality of life	50	47
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.08M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 59% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5029th and 7033rd ($1070 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Mauritania, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6217th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Nouakchott

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	Guatemala City	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500