Guatemala City vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$503	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	4
😀 Quality of life	50	26
🏙️ Population	1.21M	13.9K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 7% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5029th and 5500th ($1070 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guatemala and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Saint Vincent 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 Kingstown. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6217th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Kingstown

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	Guatemala City	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789