Guatemala City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$503	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	1.21M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5029th and 3rd ($1070 vs $4441) 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 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.2 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 6217th and 22nd 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	$5.19	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111