Guatemala City vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$588	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$2852
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	73
😀 Quality of life	41	92
🏙️ Population	995K	569K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 44% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4848th and 1801st ($1168 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Guatemala and Canada, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 7729th and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Hamilton

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	Guatemala City	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$17166

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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

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680