Guatemala vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$968
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2313
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$434
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$76.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$465
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$6150
$545
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
26
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18%
🎓 Higher education
48
34
😀 Quality of life
39
24
🏙️ Population
18.4M
32M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($968) is 81% more expensive than in Madagascar ($534). Guatemala ranked 99th vs 180th for Madagascar 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 0.2 months in Madagascar. Ranked 134th and 169th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Madagascar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.26
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$1.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$79.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$977
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.6
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.69%
15.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1507
$821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$559
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.43
$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8021
$8550

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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 Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$493
265K
Toamasina
$476
225K
Toliara
$453
169K