Guatemala City vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$3719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	66
😀 Quality of life	42	87
🏙️ Population	995K	633K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 37% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4747th and 2305th ($1204 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1739th 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 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 7564th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guatemala City	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$27334

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809