Guatemala vs Honduras - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Honduras
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2195
$2085
🏠 One person rent
$390
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$717
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$97.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$539
💸 GDP per capita
$5798
$3247
😃 Human freedom index
7.09
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
23
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
50
42
😀 Quality of life
31
21
🏙️ Population
17.3M
10.1M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($885) is 5% more expensive than in Honduras ($843). Guatemala ranked 104th vs 116th for Honduras in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala compared to 0.6 months in Honduras. Ranked 143rd and 164th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Honduras

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Honduras as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Guatemala Honduras
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.12
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$912
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$98.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.78
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.53
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.68
$6.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.72
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$33.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.4
$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5637
$3831

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Honduras

City Cost of living Population
Tegucigalpa
$829
1.16M
San Pedro Sula
$1038
719K
Choloma
$599
232K
Comayagua
$715
145K
El Progreso
$883
188K
La Ceiba
$650
197K
Villanueva
$866
150K
Puerto Cortes
$720
122K
Yoro
$734
86.7K
La Lima
$870
71.9K