Guatemala City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$503	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	40
😀 Quality of life	50	63
🏙️ Population	1.21M	573K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 52% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5029th and 6866th ($1070 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guatemala and Morocco, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6217th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Rabat

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	Guatemala City	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430