Dresden vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2670
🏠 One person rent
$706
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$89.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$395
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
56
😀 Quality of life
92
41
🏙️ Population
566K
995K

The cost of living in Dresden is 31% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 3968th and 4848th ($1531 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 117th and 7729th 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
$13.3
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$441
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1085
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$6652

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$720
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$1062
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$900
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$936
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$938
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$934
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$734
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$897
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1221
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1246
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1274
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$761
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1109
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$990
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$823
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1120
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$668
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$815
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$804
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$705
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1054
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$801
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$1007
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$768
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$737
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$917
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$938
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$626
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$787
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1574
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$1054
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1365