Amsterdam vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$503
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$971
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$457
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	55
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	921K	1.21M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 161% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 331st and 5029th ($2791 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Guatemala, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 29th and 6217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Guatemala City

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	Amsterdam	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$5937

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358