Guatemala City vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$503	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	23
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	1.21M	2.06M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 40% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5029th and 6606th ($1070 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Guatemala and Brazil, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6217th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Manaus

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	Guatemala City	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638