Guatemala City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$537	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	74
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	1.21M	4.43M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 4% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4878th and 5031st ($1129 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guatemala and South Africa, respectively. Check Guatemala vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6209th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Johannesburg

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	Guatemala City	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$5503

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915