Buenos Aires vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2385
🏠 One person rent
$365
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$855
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
55
😀 Quality of life
71
53
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.21M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% less expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 6407th and 5181st ($791 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Guatemala, respectively. Check Argentina vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 2311th and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$9.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$6855

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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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