Barcelona vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2385
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$855
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
55
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.21M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 74% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5181st ($1773 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 193rd and 6101st 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
$15.3
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6855

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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