Guatemala vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$415
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$279
💸 GDP per capita
$5763
$1224
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
41
🌐 English speaking %
1%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
49
55
😀 Quality of life
31
34
🏙️ Population
17.3M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($922) is 30% more expensive than in Tanzania ($708). Guatemala ranked 96th vs 135th for Tanzania 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 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 144th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Guatemala and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
16.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1492
$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.79
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.85
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.79
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$58.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.22
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$4.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5931
$14143

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In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1070
1.21M
Mixco
$653
528K
Coban
$916
229K
Quetzaltenango
$784
208K
Jalapa
$936
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$941
151K
Momostenango
$881
140K
Mazatenango
$886
83.8K
Flores
$878
44.7K
Panajachel
$819
16.1K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$811
4.72M
Mwanza
$625
706K
Arusha
$638
416K
Mbeya
$461
542K
Morogoro
$486
207K
Dodoma
$502
214K
Zanzibar
$552
710K
Tanga
$545
221K
Moshi
$561
145K
Stone Town
$523
18K