Guatemala City vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$2384
🏠 One person rent	$506	$372
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$1957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	55	63
😀 Quality of life	53	71
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.2M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 7% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5181st and 5644th ($1019 vs $954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 584th 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 2.1 months in Hiroshima. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hiroshima ranked 376th in Japan, while ranked 6101st and 2347th 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	$6.43	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$3758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$8672

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$630
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$900
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$805
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$882
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$702
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$866
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1093
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1117
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1147
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$737
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$854
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1107
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$595
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$857
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$892
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$702
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$716
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$738
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$780
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$886
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$676
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$627
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$774
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$915

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$884
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$889
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$887
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$907
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$908
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$885
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$885
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$899
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$895
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$881
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$901
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$909
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$879
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$892
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$872
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$967
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$860
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$850
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$895
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$906
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$904
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$879
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$911
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$909
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$907
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$919
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$915
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$815
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$771
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$888
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$827
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$885
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$909
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$906
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$902