Guatemala City vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1519
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$660
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$4167
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	55	67
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	1.21M	504K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 53% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4878th and 998th ($1129 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 876th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Mesa ranked 578th in the United States, while ranked 6209th and 1816th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guatemala City	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$15463

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945