Columbus vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2718
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$614
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	88	42
🏙️ Population	906K	995K

The cost of living in Columbus is 78% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1634th and 4747th ($2140 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 1st in the United States and Guatemala, respectively. Check the United States vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 266th and 7564th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Guatemala City

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	Columbus	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$2026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$6759

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

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