George Town vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$2670
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$89.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	25	56
😀 Quality of life	80	41
🏙️ Population	41K	995K

The cost of living in George Town is 222% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 17th and 4848th ($3759 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Guatemala, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 724th and 7729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Guatemala City

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	George Town	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$441
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$1895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$1085
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$6652

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

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