Guatemala vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2396
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$481
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$701
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$105
💸 GDP per capita
$6150
$523
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
34
🌐 English speaking %
5%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
46
31
😀 Quality of life
39
24
🏙️ Population
18.4M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($1033) is 90% more expensive than in Malawi ($544). Guatemala ranked 92nd vs 177th for Malawi 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 0.2 months in Malawi. Ranked 131st and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$4.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2024
$7714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.08
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.5
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9251
$1644

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In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1204
995K
Mixco
$790
528K
Coban
$935
229K
Quetzaltenango
$871
208K
Jalapa
$1130
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$1127
151K
Momostenango
$960
140K
Mazatenango
$962
83.8K
Flores
$1014
44.7K
Panajachel
$951
16.1K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzimba
$559
936K
Blantyre
$495
800K
Mzuzu
$522
150K
Zomba
$452
101K
Mangochi
$494
53.5K
Mulanje
$456
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$516
14.6K
Ntcheu
$489
14.6K