Guatemala City vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	60
😀 Quality of life	50	87
🏙️ Population	1.21M	246K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 41% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5029th and 2336th ($1070 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1917th 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 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Louisville

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	Guatemala City	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$13378

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974