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Guatemala vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 46.7% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% more in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 98.0% more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Guatemala
Housing: pay 47.8% more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 40.4% more in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.4% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 46.7% more in Guatemala

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

Guatemala vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.07 SZL56.18	$4.86 GTQ37.44	+58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.33 SZL42.66	$6.24 GTQ47.99	+167.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 SZL16.99	$0.94 GTQ7.22	+1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 SZL10.06	$0.76 GTQ5.87	+38.8%
Average			+66.5%

Swaziland vs. Guatemala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.0% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 SZL13.88	$2.77 GTQ21.31	+265.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.86 SZL88.95	$3.39 GTQ26.06	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.01 SZL73.52	$6.82 GTQ52.48	+69.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 SZL31.21	$2.38 GTQ18.34	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 SZL36.04	$3.24 GTQ24.96	+64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 SZL13.77	$1.48 GTQ11.36	+96.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 SZL6.14	$0.71 GTQ5.46	+111.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 SZL7.87	$1.55 GTQ11.91	+260.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.64	$0.76 GTQ5.83	+19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 SZL8.29	$0.84 GTQ6.44	+84.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 SZL9.71	$1.04 GTQ8.00	+96.2%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 SZL86.81	$3.90 GTQ30.05	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.82 SZL546.24	$13.42 GTQ103.32	-55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,039.98 SZL312,135.87	$17,023.47 GTQ131,034.60	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.84 SZL473.33	$8.64 GTQ66.51	-66.6%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 47.8% more for housing

	Swaziland	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.61 SZL1,055.32	$43.14 GTQ332.04	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$227.20 SZL4,161.81	$525.45 GTQ4,044.51	+131.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$184.60 SZL3,381.47	$368.89 GTQ2,839.43	+99.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.36 SZL1,087.38	$50.59 GTQ389.39	-14.8%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 40.4% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.26 SZL2,349.41	$217.77 GTQ1,676.24	+69.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,035.74 SZL92,244.01	$5,593.73 GTQ43,056.58	+11.1%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 SZL33.81	$2.59 GTQ19.95	+40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SZL31.91	$3.03 GTQ23.34	+74.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 SZL46.82	$3.47 GTQ26.74	+35.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.40 SZL520.23	$43.30 GTQ333.32	+52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.69 SZL67.63	$7.72 GTQ59.41	+109.1%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 46.7% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.17 SZL955.57	$41.32 GTQ318.01	-20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.67 SZL433.52	$55.74 GTQ429.08	+135.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.84 SZL1,352.59	$108.63 GTQ836.16	+47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.58 SZL1,476.05	$100.77 GTQ775.65	+25.1%
Average			+46.7%

Swaziland vs. Guatemala - 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: February 2025

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