Guatemala City vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	50	100
🏙️ Population	1.21M	5.03M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 51% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5029th and 1365th ($1070 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guatemala and Australia, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6217th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Melbourne

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	Guatemala City	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963