Guatemala City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guatemala City	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2573	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$454	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$452	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	55	99
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	1.21M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 68% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5655th and 72nd ($1005 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.7 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 6198th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guatemala City	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.78	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.3	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.38	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1342	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.88%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.1	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.84	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$28613

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$639
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$904
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$791
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$870
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$709
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$882
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1173
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1192
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$646
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1088
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$866
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1081
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$599
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$870
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$883
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$715
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$729
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$734
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$737
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$877
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$650
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$865
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754