Guatemala City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$506	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$6398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	55	99
😀 Quality of life	53	94
🏙️ Population	1.21M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 68% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5181st and 72nd ($1019 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th in Guatemala and the United States, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6101st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guatemala City	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862