Guatemala City vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Guatemala City	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1096	$2694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2590	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$891	$2752
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$795
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	10
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	1.21M	274K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 59% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 5179th and 539th ($1096 vs $2694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 6074th and 4581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Nassau

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	Guatemala City	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$32.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$651	$1587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$2851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.6	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.9%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1629	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$3043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$4.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$4.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$6.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$26.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$4.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.22	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$714
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5743	$15174

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$654
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1009
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1000
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$825
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$888
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1434
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$888
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$788
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$697
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$871
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1177
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1199
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1227
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1241
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1304
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$698
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1071
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$893
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$814
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1092
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$809
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$777
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$741
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$724
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1079
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$729
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$961
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$851
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$703
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$731
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$802
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$889
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$606
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$772
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1572
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$909
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1351

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2249
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2813
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2831
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3196
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2769
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2716
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2826
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3053
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2819
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2744
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2791
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2682
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2881
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2662
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2469
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2445
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2676
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2984
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2750
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2600
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2564
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2691
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2682
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2750
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2528
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2728
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3343
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2629
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2687
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2773
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2892
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2907
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2788
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2794
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3151
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3296
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2630