Georgetown vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2385
🏠 One person rent
$400
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$855
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
55
😀 Quality of life
48
53
🏙️ Population
201K
1.21M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 9% less expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 5795th and 5181st ($928 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Guyana and Guatemala, respectively. Check Guyana vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 6441st and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$6855

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$933
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$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$630
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$900
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$805
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$829
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$880
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$915
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$882
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$702
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$866
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1093
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1112
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1117
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1147
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$737
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$842
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$854
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1107
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$595
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$857
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$892
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$702
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1039
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$780
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$716
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$740
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$738
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$780
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$886
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$676
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$627
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$942
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$774
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$915