Guatemala City vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$503	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	82
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	1.21M	548K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 38% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 5029th and 2608th ($1070 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Guatemala and Germany, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 6217th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Hanover

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	Guatemala City	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$26877

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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

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421