Guatemala City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$503	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	55	29
😀 Quality of life	50	36
🏙️ Population	1.21M	159K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 27% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5029th and 6298th ($1070 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guatemala and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6217th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Praia

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	Guatemala City	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491