Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 9.3% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 88.8% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 45.0% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 25.5% more in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Lebanon are more expensive than in Guatemala. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Lebanon. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guatemala, you would:

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pay 23.5% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$8.50 LBP761K	+24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$9.50 LBP851K	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.91 LBP171K	+69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$0.87 LBP78,113	-8.2%
Average			+23.5%

Guatemala vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$0.85 LBP75,881	-72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$5.54 LBP496K	+88.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$6.12 LBP548K	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$2.38 LBP214K	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$3.88 LBP347K	-9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$1.39 LBP124K	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.76 LBP68,245	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.75 LBP66,945	-42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$0.45 LBP40,622	-38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.42 LBP37,271	-39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.71 LBP63,835	-19.2%
Average			-23.9%

Guatemala vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.8% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$4.04 LBP362K	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$77.50 LBP7M	+444.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+112.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.00 LBP2M
Average			+88.8%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Guatemala	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$30.24 LBP3M	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$671.90 LBP60M	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$348.30 LBP31M	-34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$177.50 LBP16M	+256.3%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 45.0% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$681.75 LBP61M	+100.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$7,021.88 LBP629M	+5.0%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$5.00 LBP448K	+52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$4.27 LBP382K	+27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$3.00 LBP269K	-24.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$62.50 LBP6M	+55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$10.00 LBP896K	+54.3%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 25.5% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$67.62 LBP6M	+44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$49.29 LBP4M	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$138.89 LBP12M	+32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$120.00 LBP11M	+25.2%
Average			+25.5%

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