Guatemala City vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$506	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	53	96
🏙️ Population	1.21M	2.14M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 56% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5181st and 1068th ($1019 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Guatemala and Australia, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6101st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Perth

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	Guatemala City	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$12548

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$630
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$900
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$805
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$882
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$702
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$866
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1093
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1117
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1147
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$737
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$854
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1107
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$595
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$857
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$892
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$702
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$716
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$738
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$780
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$886
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$676
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$627
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$774
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$915

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693