Guatemala vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$968
$2626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2313
$5800
🏠 One person rent
$434
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$2971
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$465
$3715
💸 GDP per capita
$6150
$107K
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
77
🌐 English speaking %
1%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
48
88
😀 Quality of life
39
93
🏙️ Population
18.4M
5.38M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($968) is 63% less expensive than in Ireland ($2626). Guatemala ranked 99th vs 8th for Ireland 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 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 134th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.26
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$1802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$977
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.6
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.7
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.69%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1507
$6339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$5130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.43
$6.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8021
$7481

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In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1129
1.21M
Mixco
$665
528K
Coban
$931
229K
Quetzaltenango
$847
208K
Jalapa
$1009
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$1018
151K
Momostenango
$911
140K
Mazatenango
$912
83.8K
Flores
$915
44.7K
Panajachel
$842
16.1K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K