Guatemala City vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$3362
🏠 One person rent	$614	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1140
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$2498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	995K	1.54M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 11% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4747th and 4406th ($1204 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan 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 Kawasaki. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 7564th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Kawasaki

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	Guatemala City	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$14111

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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 Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1326
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1133
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1679
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1128
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1070
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1074
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1131
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1118
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$922
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1105
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1087
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$859
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1085
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1073
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$978
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1101
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$951
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102