Guatemala vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2246
$3640
🏠 One person rent
$429
$911
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$551
$2027
💸 GDP per capita
$6150
$35297
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
56
🌐 English speaking %
1%
22%
🎓 Higher education
49
90
😀 Quality of life
35
80
🏙️ Population
17.3M
48.6M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($942) is 41% less expensive than in Spain ($1605). Guatemala ranked 100th vs 33rd for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guatemala compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 136th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Spain

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.51
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$930
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.1
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$4497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$3064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.71
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.92
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.12
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$6.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.44
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.4
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.4
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7893
$9871

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In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1096
1.21M
Mixco
$654
528K
Coban
$912
229K
Jalapa
$1000
193K
Quetzaltenango
$788
208K
San Miguel Petapa
$1009
151K
Momostenango
$888
140K
Mazatenango
$888
83.8K
Flores
$893
44.7K
Panajachel
$825
16.1K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2055
3.42M
Barcelona
$2104
1.7M
Valencia
$1722
826K
Tenerife
$1824
955K
Seville
$1411
687K
Zaragoza
$1439
687K
Murcia
$1294
673K
Malaga
$1607
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1921
432K
Bilbao
$1700
348K
Alicante
$1464
359K
Las Palmas
$1500
380K
Cordoba
$1257
323K
Vigo
$1369
294K
Valladolid
$1402
301K
Terrassa
$1627
229K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1759
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1712
258K
Gijon
$1407
269K
Sabadell
$1658
222K
San Sebastian
$1704
189K
Badalona
$2200
227K
Granada
$1344
233K
A Coruna
$1373
249K
Pamplona
$1588
208K
Cartagena
$1279
220K
Elche
$1299
243K
Oviedo
$1292
187K
Jerez de la Frontera
$1004
214K
Burgos
$1280
177K