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United Arab Emirates vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 52.1% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 83.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 77.0% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.6% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Guatemala. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Guatemala, you would:

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pay 7.1% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.87	$7.91 AED29.06	+51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.34	$8.65 AED31.75	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.14	$1.04 AED3.83	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$0.50 AED1.85	-46.8%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Guatemala	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.76	$1.47 AED5.39	-52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 GTQ29.44	$5.36 AED19.68	+39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 GTQ58.70	$6.96 AED25.56	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 GTQ19.34	$2.81 AED10.34	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.19	$3.68 AED13.51	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$0.98 AED3.59	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$0.75 AED2.75	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$0.73 AED2.69	-48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GTQ6.08	$0.59 AED2.15	-26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$0.48 AED1.76	-38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 GTQ7.62	$0.53 AED1.93	-47.2%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 83.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.09	$2.91 AED10.69	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$53.10 AED195.00	+290.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,570.53 GTQ149,497.66	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+107.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.54 GTQ103.40	$8.50 AED31.21	-37.2%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Guatemala	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.52 GTQ355.36	$101.41 AED372.42	+118.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$811.38 GTQ6,198.05	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$485.36 GTQ3,707.66	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+104.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.53 GTQ378.35	$122.67 AED450.49	+147.7%
Average			+111.8%

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pay 77.0% more for childcare

	Guatemala	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.93 GTQ1,764.07	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+115.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,889.42 GTQ44,988.83	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	+38.6%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 GTQ27.16	$10.43 AED38.31	+193.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$4.99 AED18.32	+50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 GTQ30.40	$6.23 AED22.88	+56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 GTQ342.29	$75.55 AED277.45	+68.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.18 GTQ54.82	$13.19 AED48.44	+83.8%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Guatemala	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 GTQ374.98	$75.04 AED275.58	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.27 GTQ406.91	$59.50 AED218.51	+11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.74 GTQ853.57	$105.66 AED388.03	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.64 GTQ791.68	$106.53 AED391.23	+2.8%
Average			+15.5%

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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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