Guatemala City vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$503	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.46M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 7% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5029th and 4641st ($1070 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6217th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Kyoto

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	Guatemala City	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$7056

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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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062