Guatemala City vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$503	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	54
😀 Quality of life	50	54
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.49M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 59% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5029th and 7055th ($1070 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Guatemala and Brazil, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6217th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Recife

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	Guatemala City	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509