Guatemala vs Mauritania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Mauritania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2195
$1649
🏠 One person rent
$390
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$717
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$45.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$671
💸 GDP per capita
$5798
$2149
😃 Human freedom index
7.09
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
64.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
30
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
50
19
😀 Quality of life
31
31
🏙️ Population
17.3M
4.61M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($885) is 31% more expensive than in Mauritania ($677). Guatemala ranked 104th vs 146th for Mauritania 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 months in Mauritania. Ranked 143rd and 144th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Mauritania

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Mauritania 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 Mauritania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.12
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$912
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$3379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.78
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.53
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.68
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.72
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.4
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5637
$7074

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Cities Comparison in Guatemala vs Mauritania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1005
1.21M
Mixco
$639
528K
Coban
$912
229K
Quetzaltenango
$777
208K
Jalapa
$904
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$900
151K
Momostenango
$872
140K
Mazatenango
$870
83.8K
Flores
$859
44.7K
Panajachel
$791
16.1K

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$678
1.08M
Rosso
$649
33.5K