Guatemala vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2319
$2849
🏠 One person rent
$459
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$680
$1439
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$826
💸 GDP per capita
$6150
$13379
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
81
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
70%
🎓 Higher education
46
12
😀 Quality of life
37
62
🏙️ Population
18.4M
528K

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($992) is 25% less expensive than in Maldives ($1330). Guatemala ranked 100th vs 51st for Maldives 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 0.6 months in Maldives. Ranked 137th and 66th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$4.67
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$72.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
13.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1751
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.08
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.67
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$9.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.4
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9164
$3287

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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 Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1311
133K
Hulhumale
$1379
50K