Guatemala City vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$2580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	98
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	1.21M	3.42M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 44% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4878th and 1962nd ($1129 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guatemala and Spain, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6209th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Madrid

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	Guatemala City	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$12418

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703