Guatemala City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$4320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	995K	718K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 58% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4747th and 381st ($1204 vs $2839) 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 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 7564th and 27th 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	$7.24	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$15566

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336