Dresden vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$2718
🏠 One person rent	$637	$614
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	92	42
🏙️ Population	566K	995K

The cost of living in Dresden is 20% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 4158th and 4747th ($1448 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Guatemala, respectively. Check Germany vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 96th and 7564th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Guatemala City

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	Dresden	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$1299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$2026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$6759

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1417
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1424
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1430
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1316
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1445
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1216
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1440
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1503
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1517
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1094
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1174
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1419
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1505
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1482
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1332
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1363
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1131
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1174
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1659
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1244
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1402
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1551

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