Arlington vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$2573
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$452
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
55
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
394K
1.21M

The cost of living in Arlington is 86% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2251st and 5655th ($1869 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 1283rd and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$6.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$1342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$5642

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2096
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2085
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2105
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1887
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2103
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2195
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2159
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2127
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2022
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2158
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2103
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2189
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2125
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2122
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2550
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2118
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2188
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2243
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2236
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2102
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2173
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2145
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2150
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2282
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2336
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2196
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2061
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2506
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2284
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2602

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$639
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$904
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$791
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$912
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$870
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$872
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$709
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$882
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1161
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1173
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1192
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$646
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1088
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$859
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$866
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1081
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$599
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$870
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$883
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$715
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1090
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$666
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$729
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$642
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$734
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$737
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$877
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$650
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1573
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$865
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1333