Guatemala City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	50
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 46% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4878th and 1744th ($1129 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Guatemala and Canada, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Canada 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 Ottawa. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 6209th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Ottawa

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	Guatemala City	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$15527

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822