Guatemala City vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guatemala City	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2573	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$454	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$452	$1735
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	55	63
😀 Quality of life	50	68
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.2M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 0.2% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5655th and 5674th ($1005 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 6198th and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Hiroshima

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	Guatemala City	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.78	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.38	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1342	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.4	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.88%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.84	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$7209

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$639
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$904
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$791
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$870
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$709
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$882
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1173
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1192
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$646
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1088
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$866
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1081
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$599
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$870
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$883
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$715
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$729
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$734
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$737
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$877
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$650
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$865
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983