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Guatemala vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 18.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Guatemala
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Guatemala

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

Guatemala vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$5.22 GTQ39.87	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.33 GTQ48.34	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$1.20 GTQ9.14	-26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.95 GTQ7.24	+24.4%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$3.11 GTQ23.76	+417.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$3.85 GTQ29.44	-2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$7.68 GTQ58.70	+38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.53 GTQ19.34	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$3.82 GTQ29.19	+7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.76 GTQ13.48	+157.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.76 GTQ5.80	+66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$1.41 GTQ10.75	+245.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.80 GTQ6.08	+71.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.78 GTQ5.98	+137.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$1.00 GTQ7.62	+122.0%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$4.07 GTQ31.09	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$13.61 GTQ103.97	-81.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$19,570.53 GTQ149,497.66	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$13.54 GTQ103.40	-15.4%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Lebanon	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$46.52 GTQ355.36	+22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$811.38 GTQ6,198.05	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$485.36 GTQ3,707.66	+74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$49.53 GTQ378.35	-64.5%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$230.93 GTQ1,764.07	-7.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$5,889.42 GTQ44,988.83	+43.9%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$3.56 GTQ27.16	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$3.31 GTQ25.31	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$3.98 GTQ30.40	+57.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$44.81 GTQ342.29	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$7.18 GTQ54.82	-13.0%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$49.09 GTQ374.98	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$53.27 GTQ406.91	+6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$111.74 GTQ853.57	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$103.64 GTQ791.68	+16.5%
Average			+6.1%

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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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