Buenos Aires vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$470
$503
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$971
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$457
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
55
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.21M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 6% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 4694th and 5029th ($1130 vs $1070) 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 1194th and 6217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$5937

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$653
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$941
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$936
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$819
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$916
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$886
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1449
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$881
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$784
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$698
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$884
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1160
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1175
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1182
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1204
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$632
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1083
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$878
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$897
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1088
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1047
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$719
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$897
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$903
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$753
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$788
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1034
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$667
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$973
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$619
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$755
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$728
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$883
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$626
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1581
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$869
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1358