Guatemala City vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$3838
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	42	89
🏙️ Population	995K	577K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 42% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4747th and 1786th ($1204 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1421st 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 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 7564th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Milwaukee

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	Guatemala City	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$24100

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400