Guatemala City vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$503	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	85
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	1.21M	442K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 65% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5029th and 119th ($1070 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Miami

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	Guatemala City	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882