Guatemala City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guatemala City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2573	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$454	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$452	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	50	97
🏙️ Population	1.21M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5655th and 5th ($1005 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs New York City

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	Guatemala City	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.78	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.38	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1342	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.88%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.1	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.84	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$20585

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$639
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$904
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$791
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$870
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$709
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$882
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1173
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1192
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$646
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1088
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$866
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1081
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$599
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$870
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$883
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$715
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$729
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$734
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$737
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$877
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$650
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$865
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108