Cologne vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2573
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$452
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
55
😀 Quality of life
97
50
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.21M

The cost of living in Cologne is 84% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2308th and 5655th ($1851 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Guatemala, respectively. Check Germany vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 16th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Guatemala City

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Cologne Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5642

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$639
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$904
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$791
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$912
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$870
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$872
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$709
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$882
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1161
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1173
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1192
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$646
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1088
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$859
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$866
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1081
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$599
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$870
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$883
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$715
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1090
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$666
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$729
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$642
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$734
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$737
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$877
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$650
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1573
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$865
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1333