Guatemala City vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$614	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$1748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	995K	1.52M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 2% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4747th and 4788th ($1204 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 7564th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Kobe

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	Guatemala City	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$10496

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038