Guatemala City vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$2716
🏠 One person rent	$588	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	995K	1.52M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 6% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4848th and 5047th ($1168 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.7 months in Kobe. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7729th and 681st 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	$6.34	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$12285

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$720
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1062
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$900
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$938
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$934
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$734
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$897
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1221
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1246
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1274
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$761
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1109
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$823
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1120
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$668
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$815
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$804
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$705
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$737
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$917
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$938
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$787
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071