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Liberia vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 22.6% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 64.4% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 45.6% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.9% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.98	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.47	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	+73.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.16	$2.00 LRD353.80	+67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.26	$2.00 LRD353.80	+110.9%
Average			+73.9%

Guatemala vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Guatemala	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.83	$1.79 LRD316.87	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 GTQ29.52	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	+53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 GTQ58.86	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	+4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 GTQ19.40	$3.60 LRD636.84	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.26	$5.38 LRD950.84	+40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.52	$0.74 LRD131.33	-57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.81	$3.83 LRD678.12	+405.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.78	$4.67 LRD825.53	+231.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GTQ6.10	$5.00 LRD884.50	+528.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.99	$1.03 LRD182.19	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 GTQ7.64	$4.83 LRD855.02	+384.6%
Average			+147.4%

Guatemala vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.17	$4.69 LRD830.25	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ104.26	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	+46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,570.53 GTQ149,906.55	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	-35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.54 GTQ103.68	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	-6.2%
Average			+5.0%

Guatemala vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Guatemala	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.52 GTQ356.33	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+100.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$811.38 GTQ6,215.01	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$485.36 GTQ3,717.80	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.53 GTQ379.38	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	+72.2%
Average			+18.6%

Guatemala vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 64.4% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.93 GTQ1,768.90	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	-44.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,889.42 GTQ45,111.88	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-84.8%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 GTQ27.23	$3.00 LRD530.70	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.38	$3.33 LRD589.67	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 GTQ30.48	$5.00 LRD884.50	+25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 GTQ343.23	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	+70.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.18 GTQ54.97	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	+35.9%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 45.6% less for clothing

	Guatemala	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 GTQ376.00	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.27 GTQ408.03	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	-36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.74 GTQ855.90	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	-49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.64 GTQ793.85	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	-33.7%
Average			-45.6%

Guatemala vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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