Calgary vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2718
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$614
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	90	42
🏙️ Population	1.31M	995K

The cost of living in Calgary is 74% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1759th and 4747th ($2095 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Guatemala, respectively. Check Canada vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 187th and 7564th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Guatemala City

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	Calgary	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6759

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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