Guatemala City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	55	79
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	1.21M	709K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 53% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5029th and 1171st ($1070 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Norway, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6217th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Oslo

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	Guatemala City	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006