Guatemala City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$454
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
35
😀 Quality of life
50
54
🏙️ Population
1.21M
1.43M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 7% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5655th and 6023rd ($1005 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Guatemala and Mexico, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Mexico 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 Puebla. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 6198th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guatemala City Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.78
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$10619

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$639
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$904
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$791
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$912
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$870
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$872
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$709
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$882
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1161
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1173
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1192
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$646
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1088
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$859
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$866
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1081
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$599
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$870
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$883
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$715
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1090
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$666
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$729
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$642
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$734
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$737
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$877
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$650
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1573
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$865
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1333

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707