Baltimore vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$939
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$452
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	55
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	586K	1.21M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 121% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1330th and 5655th ($2223 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 121st and 6198th 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	$15.5	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$6.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$1342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$5642

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$639
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$904
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$791
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$870
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$709
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$882
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1173
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1192
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$646
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1088
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$866
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1081
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$599
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$870
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$883
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$715
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$729
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$734
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$737
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$877
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$650
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$865
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333