Brisbane vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2718
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$614
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	97	42
🏙️ Population	2.71M	995K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 93% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1241st and 4747th ($2323 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Guatemala, respectively. Check Australia vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 3rd and 7564th 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	$15.8	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$6759

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367