Guatemala City vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$503	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	55	14
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	1.21M	224K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 21% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5029th and 6145th ($1070 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Suriname, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6217th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Paramaribo

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	Guatemala City	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583