Guatemala vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2319
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$459
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$680
$999
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$1021
💸 GDP per capita
$6150
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
33
🌐 English speaking %
1%
55%
🎓 Higher education
46
83
😀 Quality of life
37
64
🏙️ Population
18.4M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($992) is 13% less expensive than in Serbia ($1136). Guatemala ranked 100th vs 77th for Serbia 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 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 137th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$781
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1751
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$2500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.08
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$7.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.67
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.4
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9164
$8202

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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 Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1378
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1173
260K
Nis
$857
183K
Pristina
$694
227K
Kragujevac
$948
151K
Subotica
$923
106K
Valjevo
$924
90.3K
Cacak
$888
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$851
66.5K
Mitrovica
$571
71.6K