Albuquerque vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$506
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$855
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	55
😀 Quality of life	79	53
🏙️ Population	565K	1.21M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 119% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1221st and 5181st ($2227 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1st in the United States and Guatemala, respectively. Check the United States vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 525th and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Guatemala City

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	Albuquerque	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$6855

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$630
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$900
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$805
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$882
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$702
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$866
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1093
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1117
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1147
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$737
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$854
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1107
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$595
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$857
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$892
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$702
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$716
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$738
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$780
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$886
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$676
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$627
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$774
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$915