Guatemala City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$503	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	55	78
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	1.21M	676K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 41% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5029th and 2353rd ($1070 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guatemala and Finland, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 6217th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Helsinki

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	Guatemala City	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$9361

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045