Guatemala City vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$3945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	56
😀 Quality of life	42	87
🏙️ Population	995K	950K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 45% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4747th and 1499th ($1204 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 7564th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guatemala City	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$11918

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863