Guatemala City vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	82
😀 Quality of life	50	88
🏙️ Population	1.21M	577K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 48% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5029th and 1702nd ($1070 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1506th 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 Milwaukee. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 240th 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	$5.19	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378