Guatemala City vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$503	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	96
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	1.21M	2.75M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 14% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5029th and 4366th ($1070 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6217th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Osaka

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	Guatemala City	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008