Guatemala City vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$588	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	995K	8.8M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 69% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4848th and 20th ($1168 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1 months in London. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7729th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs London

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	Guatemala City	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$30567

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199