Guatemala City vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	67
😀 Quality of life	50	87
🏙️ Population	1.21M	633K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 43% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5029th and 2179th ($1070 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Memphis

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	Guatemala City	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738