Guatemala City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$588	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	995K	8.8M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4848th and 4th ($1168 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 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 7729th and 18th 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	$6.34	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$21999

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$720
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1062
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$900
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$938
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$934
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$734
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$897
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1221
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1246
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1274
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$761
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1109
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$823
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1120
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$668
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$815
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$804
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$705
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$737
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$917
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$938
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$787
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188