Berlin vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$506
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$855
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.21M

The cost of living in Berlin is 98% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1759th and 5181st ($2013 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Guatemala, respectively. Check Germany vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 19th and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Guatemala City

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	Berlin	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$6855

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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