Guatemala vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$424
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$680
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$52
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$5473
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
7.09
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
54
🌐 English speaking %
1%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
50
83
😀 Quality of life
34
71
🏙️ Population
17.3M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($886) is 22% less expensive than in Poland ($1137). Guatemala ranked 98th vs 60th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 139th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Poland

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$816
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.1%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.66
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.53
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.54
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$6922

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1019
1.21M
Mixco
$630
518K
Coban
$829
229K
Quetzaltenango
$806
204K
Jalapa
$900
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$902
151K
Momostenango
$882
140K
Mazatenango
$880
83.8K
Flores
$842
44.7K
Panajachel
$805
16.1K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1464
1.86M
Krakow
$1380
801K
Wroclaw
$1310
673K
Lodz
$1161
671K
Poznan
$1151
547K
Gdansk
$1349
486K
Szczecin
$1196
396K
Lublin
$1016
335K
Katowice
$1123
286K
Bydgoszcz
$1118
338K
Gdynia
$1336
245K
Bialystok
$949
294K
Rzeszow
$1050
196K
Kielce
$863
187K
Torun
$1024
198K
Gliwice
$962
174K
Radom
$907
202K
Czestochowa
$943
213K
Sosnowiec
$921
194K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Olsztyn
$1006
170K
Bytom
$966
153K
Zielona Gora
$895
140K
Opole
$993
127K
Bielsko-Biala
$1024
169K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
117K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
120K
Chorzow
$987
104K
Zabrze
$953
158K
Rybnik
$773
134K