Arlington vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$503
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$971
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$457
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	55
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	394K	1.21M

The cost of living in Arlington is 76% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2153rd and 5029th ($1883 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 1499th and 6217th 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	$15	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$1636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$5937

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

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