Georgetown vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$2573
🏠 One person rent
$394
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$452
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
55
😀 Quality of life
47
50
🏙️ Population
235K
1.21M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 2% less expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 5796th and 5655th ($986 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6383rd and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$6.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$1342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$5642

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$1015
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$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$639
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$904
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$791
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$912
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$870
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$872
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$709
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$882
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1161
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1173
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1192
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$646
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1088
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$859
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$866
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1081
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$599
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$870
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$883
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$715
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1090
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$666
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$729
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$642
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$734
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$737
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$877
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$650
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1573
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$865
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1333