Austin vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$506
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$855
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	55
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	962K	1.21M

The cost of living in Austin is 154% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 548th and 5181st ($2590 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 Austin compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 126th and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Guatemala City

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	Austin	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$6855

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

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