Guatemala City vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$506	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	55	27
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	1.21M	545K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 16% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5181st and 4384th ($1019 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6101st and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Port of Spain

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	Guatemala City	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$2991

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812