Guatemala City vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$4236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	62
😀 Quality of life	50	86
🏙️ Population	1.21M	351K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 65% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5029th and 151st ($1070 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in Guatemala and the United States, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 301st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guatemala City	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$19966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159