Arlington vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$506
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$855
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	55
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	394K	1.21M

The cost of living in Arlington is 77% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2320th and 5181st ($1807 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 1022nd and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Guatemala City

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	Arlington	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$6855

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

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