Guatemala City vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$503	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	92
😀 Quality of life	50	67
🏙️ Population	1.21M	9.21M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 8% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5029th and 4604th ($1070 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Guatemala and Mexico, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6217th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Mexico City

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	Guatemala City	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804