Guatemala City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$614	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	42	95
🏙️ Population	995K	8.8M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4747th and 4th ($1204 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 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 7564th and 15th 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	$7.24	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192