Guatemala City vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	69
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.61M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 55% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5029th and 955th ($1070 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th in Guatemala and the United States, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Phoenix

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	Guatemala City	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724