Guatemala vs Lebanon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Lebanon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2319
$2850
🏠 One person rent
$459
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$680
$845
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$297
💸 GDP per capita
$6150
$3478
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
5.91
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
23
🌐 English speaking %
1%
40%
🎓 Higher education
46
75
😀 Quality of life
37
49
🏙️ Population
18.4M
5.81M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($992) is 15% less expensive than in Lebanon ($1172). Guatemala ranked 100th vs 71st for Lebanon in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala compared to 0.3 months in Lebanon. Ranked 137th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Lebanon

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Lebanon as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 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 Lebanon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$9.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$4
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$569
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1567
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$733
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1751
$2736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.08
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.67
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.4
$66.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$9.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9164
$6856

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In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1168
995K
Mixco
$720
528K
Jalapa
$1062
193K
Coban
$936
229K
Quetzaltenango
$847
208K
San Miguel Petapa
$1065
151K
Momostenango
$934
140K
Mazatenango
$938
83.8K
Flores
$990
44.7K
Panajachel
$900
16.1K

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1353
2.42M
Tripoli
$842
863K
Sidon
$865
164K
Tyre
$676
160K
Jounieh
$1106
102K
Zahle
$1005
100K