Guadalajara vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$480	$503
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$971
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$457
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	55
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.21M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 5% less expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 5385th and 5029th ($1017 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Guatemala, respectively. Check Mexico vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 5625th and 6217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Guatemala City

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	Guadalajara	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$5937

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358