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Guatemala vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 86.1% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 86.3% more in Guatemala
Housing: pay 95.2% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 99.7% more in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Guatemala

The cost of groceries, clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Guatemala are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, groceries, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Guatemala.

Guatemala vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$5.22 GTQ39.98	+73.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$6.33 GTQ48.47	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.20 GTQ9.16	-32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.95 GTQ7.26	-56.1%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$3.11 GTQ23.83	+1026.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$3.85 GTQ29.52	+39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$7.68 GTQ58.86	+43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.53 GTQ19.40	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$3.82 GTQ29.26	+52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.76 GTQ13.52	+76.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.76 GTQ5.81	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.41 GTQ10.78	+116.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.80 GTQ6.10	+77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.78 GTQ5.99	+123.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$1.00 GTQ7.64	+154.0%
Average			+155.8%

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pay 86.3% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.07 GTQ31.17	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$13.61 GTQ104.26	-38.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$19,570.53 GTQ149,906.55	+159.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$13.54 GTQ103.68	+247.7%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 95.2% more for housing

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$46.52 GTQ356.33	-22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$811.38 GTQ6,215.01	+259.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$485.36 GTQ3,717.80	+199.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$49.53 GTQ379.38	-55.5%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 99.7% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$230.93 GTQ1,768.90	+215.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$5,889.42 GTQ45,111.88	-16.0%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$3.56 GTQ27.23	+81.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.31 GTQ25.38	+44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$3.98 GTQ30.48	+58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$44.81 GTQ343.23	-48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$7.18 GTQ54.97	+75.8%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$49.09 GTQ376.00	+140.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$53.27 GTQ408.03	+156.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$111.74 GTQ855.90	+61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$103.64 GTQ793.85	+150.1%
Average			+127.0%

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