Guatemala City vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$614	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$3206
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	83
😀 Quality of life	42	92
🏙️ Population	995K	548K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 34% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 4747th and 2689th ($1204 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.8 months in Hanover. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 7564th and 82nd 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	$7.24	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$21676

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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 Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571