Dusseldorf vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$2670
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$89.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	631K	995K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 66% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2220th and 4848th ($1944 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Germany and Guatemala, respectively. Check Germany vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 28th and 7729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Guatemala City

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	Dusseldorf	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$441
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$1895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$1085
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$6.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$6652

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

Cities near Guatemala City

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