Guatemala vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2319
$2877
🏠 One person rent
$459
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$680
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$183
💸 GDP per capita
$6150
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
46
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
46
58
😀 Quality of life
37
34
🏙️ Population
18.4M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($992) is 21% less expensive than in Senegal ($1250). Guatemala ranked 100th vs 61st for Senegal 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 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 137th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Senegal 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
8.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1751
$2801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.08
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.67
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.4
$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9164
$7797

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Cities Comparison in Guatemala vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1320
1.44M
Thies
$1236
391K
Rufisque
$1229
295K
Saint-Louis
$1147
259K
Ziguinchor
$1108
205K
Kaolack
$1178
172K
Louga
$1145
113K
Kolda
$1127
62.3K
Fatick
$1176
39.4K