Guatemala City vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$503	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	50	76
🏙️ Population	1.21M	15.7M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 14% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5029th and 4347th ($1070 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Turkey, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6217th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Istanbul

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	Guatemala City	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899