Arlington vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2670
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$89.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	78	41
🏙️ Population	394K	995K

The cost of living in Arlington is 63% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2397th and 4848th ($1907 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 894th and 7729th 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	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$441
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1085
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$6652

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$720
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1062
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$900
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$938
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$934
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$734
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$897
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1221
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1246
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1274
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$761
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1109
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$823
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1120
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$668
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$815
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$804
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$705
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$737
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$917
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$938
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$787
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365