Baltimore vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	97	55
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	586K	1.21M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 106% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1219th and 4878th ($2323 vs $1129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 128th and 6209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Guatemala City

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	Baltimore	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1643
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$5911

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366