Albuquerque vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2718
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$614
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	56
😀 Quality of life	83	42
🏙️ Population	565K	995K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 69% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1945th and 4747th ($2029 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 518th and 7564th 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	$17	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$6759

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367