Guatemala City vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	66
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	1.21M	633K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 40% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4878th and 2352nd ($1129 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1822nd 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 6209th and 293rd 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	$5.55	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$27140

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855