Guatemala City vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	55	78
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	1.21M	689K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 55% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4878th and 832nd ($1129 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 741st 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 6209th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Nashville

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	Guatemala City	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$30339

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508