Auckland vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$503
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$971
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$457
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	55
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.21M

The cost of living in Auckland is 84% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1924th and 5029th ($1968 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in New Zealand and Guatemala, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 161st and 6217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Guatemala City

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	Auckland	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$5937

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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