Guatemala City vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$588	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	56
😀 Quality of life	41	87
🏙️ Population	995K	950K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 47% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4848th and 1439th ($1168 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th 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 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 7729th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Jacksonville

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	Guatemala City	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$11934

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$720
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1062
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$900
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$938
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$934
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$734
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$897
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1221
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1246
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1274
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$761
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1109
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$823
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1120
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$668
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$815
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$804
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$705
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$737
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$917
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$938
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$787
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860