Guatemala vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$2896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$7451
🏠 One person rent
$424
$1625
🏘️ Family rent
$680
$3010
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$885
🚐 Transport expenses
$52
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$6356
💸 GDP per capita
$5473
$93260
😃 Human freedom index
7.09
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
82
🌐 English speaking %
1%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
34
100
🏙️ Population
17.3M
8.74M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($886) is 69% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2896). Guatemala ranked 98th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 139th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$7.9
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$4.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$1724
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$1335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$816
$3238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.9
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.1%
2.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$13664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$9455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.66
$39.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$7.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$26.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$48.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.53
$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$17.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$86.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.54
$41.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$2580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$28469

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3380
443K
Basel
$2820
178K
Geneva
$3266
202K
Bern
$2569
134K
Lausanne
$2706
139K
Winterthur
$3178
110K
Lucerne
$2925
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2322
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2400
55.2K
Lugano
$2555
63.2K
Koniz
$2597
41.8K
Thun
$2527
43.7K
Zug
$3444
30.5K
Vernier
$3031
34.8K
Uster
$3059
36.8K
Altstetten
$3073
35.6K
Bellinzona
$2918
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2248
33.5K
Schaffhausen
$2354
36.6K
Dubendorf
$3200
28K
Lancy
$3018
31.9K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
30.2K
Chur
$2193
35K
Sion
$1952
34.7K
Fribourg
$2368
38.4K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
39K
Montreux
$2693
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
27K
Emmen
$2882
29.3K
Frauenfeld
$2436
25.4K