Guatemala City vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5010
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$2148
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$2069
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	98
😀 Quality of life	50	86
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.35M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 47% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5029th and 1772nd ($1070 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Italy, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1 months in Milan. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 6217th and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Milan

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	Guatemala City	Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$14604

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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 Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506