Guatemala City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$614	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	42	93
🏙️ Population	995K	3.9M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 65% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4747th and 62nd ($1204 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7564th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Los Angeles

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	Guatemala City	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$23685

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000