Guatemala City vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	56
😀 Quality of life	50	87
🏙️ Population	1.21M	950K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 55% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5029th and 1022nd ($1070 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 293rd 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	$5.19	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897