Dublin vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$2718
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$614
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	94	42
🏙️ Population	593K	995K

The cost of living in Dublin is 151% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 214th and 4747th ($3020 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Guatemala, respectively. Check Ireland vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 42nd and 7564th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Guatemala City

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	Dublin	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$2026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$6759

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

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