Edmonton vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	55
😀 Quality of life	91	56
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.21M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 62% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 2644th and 4878th ($1823 vs $1129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 1st in Canada and Guatemala, respectively. Check Canada vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 171st and 6209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Guatemala City

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	Edmonton	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$1643
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$5911

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366