Guatemala City vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$503	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	55	47
😀 Quality of life	50	40
🏙️ Population	1.21M	15.1M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 4% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5029th and 4761st ($1070 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guatemala and Nigeria, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6217th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Lagos

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	Guatemala City	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$2289

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507