Guatemala City vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2328
🏠 One person rent	$503	$335
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$2704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	55	63
😀 Quality of life	50	88
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.2M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 22% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5029th and 6156th ($1070 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 860th in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6217th and 218th 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	$5.19	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$6826

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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 Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936