Guatemala City vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$3748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	84
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	995K	1.91M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 45% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4747th and 1511th ($1204 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guatemala and Germany, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 7564th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Hamburg City

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	Guatemala City	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$19886

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457