Brisbane vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$506
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$855
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	55
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.21M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 131% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 930th and 5181st ($2356 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Guatemala, respectively. Check Australia vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 18th and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Guatemala City

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	Brisbane	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$6855

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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