Guatemala City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$506	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	39
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	1.21M	549K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 39% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5181st and 2827th ($1019 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th in Guatemala and Canada, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6101st and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Quebec City

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	Guatemala City	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$6211

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813