Guatemala City vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$6206
🏠 One person rent	$506	$1561
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$4648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	89
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	1.21M	653K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 61% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5181st and 564th ($1019 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 507th 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 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 6101st and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Portland

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	Guatemala City	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$19330

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2168
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2366
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2335
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2477
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2372
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2203
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2315
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2246
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2455
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2300
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2262
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2259
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$1988
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2245
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2118
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2239
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2470
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$2052
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2281
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2546
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2500
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2402
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2704
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2461
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1940
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2733
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2652
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2830
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2928
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2597
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1881
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2827
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2549
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2463