Guatemala vs Qatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Qatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2195
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$390
$1169
🏘️ Family rent
$717
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$3745
💸 GDP per capita
$5798
$87480
😃 Human freedom index
7.09
5.39
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
58
🌐 English speaking %
1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
31
77
🏙️ Population
17.3M
2.64M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($885) is 51% less expensive than in Qatar ($1807). Guatemala ranked 104th vs 22nd for Qatar 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 2.1 months in Qatar. Ranked 143rd and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Qatar

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Qatar 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 Qatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.12
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$912
$2596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$4577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$3275
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.78
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.53
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.68
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.72
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$799
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5637
$11222

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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 Qatar

City Cost of living Population
Doha
$1810
1.19M
Al Khor
$1719
31.5K