Guatemala City vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$503	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	55	41
😀 Quality of life	50	54
🏙️ Population	1.21M	580K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 22% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5029th and 3941st ($1070 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Jamaica, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6217th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Kingston

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	Guatemala City	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$2764

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707