Barcelona vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2573
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$452
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
55
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.21M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 88% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2198th and 5655th ($1887 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and Guatemala, respectively. Check Spain vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 238th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Guatemala City

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Barcelona Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$5642

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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