Guatemala City vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Guatemala City	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1096	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2590	$2231
🏠 One person rent	$528	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$891	$579
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$2753
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	55	63
😀 Quality of life	55	89
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.2M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 19% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5179th and 6198th ($1096 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 880th in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guatemala City compared to 3 months in Hiroshima. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hiroshima ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6074th and 254th 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	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$651	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$82.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.6	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.9%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1629	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$1635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.22	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5743	$3786

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$654
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1009
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1000
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$825
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$888
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1434
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$888
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$788
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$697
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$871
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1177
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1199
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1227
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1241
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1304
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$698
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1071
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$893
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$814
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1092
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$809
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$777
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$741
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$724
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1079
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$729
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$961
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$851
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$703
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$731
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$802
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$889
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$606
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$772
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1572
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$909
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1351

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$899
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$923
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$916
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$956
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$969
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1004
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1032
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$968
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$974
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$978
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$1004
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$988
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$1005
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$988
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$986
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$999
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1068
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$1001
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$991
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$999
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$987
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$998
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$991
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$956
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$1007
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$1003
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$966
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1027
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1033
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1006
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$999
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1047
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$970
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1000
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$968
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$1004
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$997
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$1005