Guatemala City vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$2686
🏠 One person rent	$506	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$2275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	53	96
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.52M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 5% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5181st and 4822nd ($1019 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6101st and 14th 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	$6.43	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$9012

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$630
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$900
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$805
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$882
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$702
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$866
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1093
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1117
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1147
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$737
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$854
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1107
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$595
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$857
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$892
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$702
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$716
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$738
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$780
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$886
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$676
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$627
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$774
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$915

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1006
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1060
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$993
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1006
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$995
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$977
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$972
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1116
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$997
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$997
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1103
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$995
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1284
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$994
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$994
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$990
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1105
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$995
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1024
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1048
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$998
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$995
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1015