Detroit vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2718
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$614
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	56
😀 Quality of life	87	42
🏙️ Population	639K	995K

The cost of living in Detroit is 72% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 1839th and 4747th ($2070 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 319th and 7564th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Guatemala City

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	Detroit	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$1299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$2026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$6759

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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